Trustees of Bloomfield v. Trustees of Chagrin
Ohio Supreme Court
The plaintiffs declared in debt for two hundred dollars under the act for the relief of the poor. 22 Ohio L. 331. There are two .counts: 1. That one Richard Brown, who had his legal settlement in Chagrin, came into Bloomfield and became lame, diseased, a pauper, and unable to support himself, by reason whereof the plaintiffs were obliged to provide for his support during his illness, and to expend large sums for necessaries and medical aid, viz: two hundred dollars, and that…
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The plaintiffs declared in debt for two hundred dollars under the act for the relief of the poor. 22 Ohio L. 331. There are two .counts: 1. That one Richard Brown, who had his legal settlement in Chagrin, came into Bloomfield and became lame, diseased, a pauper, and unable to support himself, by reason whereof the plaintiffs were obliged to provide for his support during his illness, and to expend large sums for necessaries and medical aid, viz: two hundred dollars, and that so the defendants became indebted to the plaintiffs in the sum of two hundred dollars. The second count is for meat,…
1Opinion of the Court
Judge Wright
delivered the opinion of the court:
By the law of Ohio, 22 Ohio L. 320, persons residing more than one year in any township, without being warned to depart, gain a settlement in such township. The same act provides that in case a pauper shall require relief in any other than the township of his settlement, the overseers of the poor shall provide for him, and when he is in proper condition to be removed, shall remove him to the township of his settlement; and if payment of all reasonable charges and expenses for the support and removal be refused, the same may be recovered by action…
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- Inhabitants of Freetown v. Inhabitants of TauntonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1819
- Adams v. OaksNew York Supreme Court · 1822
- Overseers of the Poor of Canajoharie v. Overseers of the Poor of JohnstownNew York Supreme Court · 1819
- Overseers of the Poor of Vernon v. Overseers of the Poor of SmithvilleNew York Supreme Court · 1819
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- May Co. v. JonesCity of Cleveland Municipal Court · 1951