Town of Middlebury v. Town of Bethany
Supreme Court of Connecticut
■ Assumpsit for supplies furnished to Sophia Crook, a pauper, alleged to belong to the defendant town. The case was tried in the superior court on the general issue, closed to the court, and the following facts found Sophia Crook, the pauper, was born in Waterbury, on the 29th of September, 1885, and has never gained any settlement in her own right. She is the lawful child of George Crook.
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■ Assumpsit for supplies furnished to Sophia Crook, a pauper, alleged to belong to the defendant town. The case was tried in the superior court on the general issue, closed to the court, and the following facts found Sophia Crook, the pauper, was born in Waterbury, on the 29th of September, 1885, and has never gained any settlement in her own right. She is the lawful child of George Crook. George Crook was born in Waterbury, in 1807, and is the son of Elijah Crook and Anna Perkins, who were married in Waterbury about the year 1806. He has never gained a settlement in his own right. His…
1Opinion of the CourtHinman, C. J.
The plaintiffs in this case take the burden of showing that the pauper in question has her settlement in Bethany. They attempt to do this by claiming that xxnder the circumstances she takes the settlement of her grandmother who was settled there, that is, in that part of the town of Woodbxúdge which is now Bethany, previous to her intermari’iage with Elijah Crook, the grandfather. They are cor*73rect in their claim that she takes the settlement of her grandmother, if it appears that neither her grandfather or her father had a settlement which could be communicated to her, and as the father,…
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