Pittsfield v. Barnstead
Supreme Court of New Hampshire
Assumpsit, for the support of Sally Willey, Enocli H. Willey, and James Willey and wife. The plaintiffs offered evidence tending to show, that at the time specified, said Willeys were poor and needed relief; that they then resided in Pittsfield, and made application to said town for relief; that relief was furnished them, and the defendant town duly notified, and that these paupers had no relations liable by law for their support.
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Assumpsit, for the support of Sally Willey, Enocli H. Willey, and James Willey and wife. The plaintiffs offered evidence tending to show, that at the time specified, said Willeys were poor and needed relief; that they then resided in Pittsfield, and made application to said town for relief; that relief was furnished them, and the defendant town duly notified, and that these paupers had no relations liable by law for their support. It was proved that said Enoch H. and James Willey were sons of said Sally Willey, by one Theodore Willey, her late husband, who died in said Barnstead in 1834, and…
1Opinion of the Court
Nesmith, J.*
1. If the assessments upon the selectmen’s books were in proper form, we need not inquire whether the defendants can now insist upon the exception to the refusal of the court to order a nonsuit. Quimby v. Melvin, 37 N. H. 207; Oakes v. Thornton, 28 N. H. 47. We think the defendants’ motion was properly overruled.
By the act of 1796, if Theodore Willey resided in Barnstead, was taxed for his poll for the term of seven years, and paid all taxes legally assessed on his poll and estate during that term, he gained a settlement there. Laws of 1815, 363. The selectmen were required to…
2Cases cited4 opinions
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- President of Hallowell & Augusta Bank v. HamlinMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1817
- Freeman v. ThayerSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1851
- Walker v. Protection Ins.Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1849
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- Rodriguez v. WebbSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1996