Town of Brownington v. Town of Charleston
Supreme Court of Vermont
Assumpsit to recover expenses incurred for the support of one Joseph Burrows, a pauper. Plea the general issue and trial by the court in Orleans county, at the June Term, 1858,— Poland, J., presiding. The following facts were found by the court: The legal settlement of the pauper was in Charleston, and that town had aided him occasionally prior to November, 1855, for a year previous to which time he had been residing with his son^ Iiiram Burrows, in Charleston.
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Assumpsit to recover expenses incurred for the support of one Joseph Burrows, a pauper. Plea the general issue and trial by the court in Orleans county, at the June Term, 1858,— Poland, J., presiding. The following facts were found by the court: The legal settlement of the pauper was in Charleston, and that town had aided him occasionally prior to November, 1855, for a year previous to which time he had been residing with his son^ Iiiram Burrows, in Charleston. On the first of November, 1855, Hiram Burrows removed from Charleston to Brownington to reside, and notified the authorities of…
1Opinion of the CourtAuras, J.
The town of Charleston is liable for the support of the pauper, Burrows. But Burrows, being in Brownington, called on that town for support. Upon this case Brownington had to decide which one of two courses to adopt. First, if the pauper had come to reside in Brownington, these proceedings must be had under the statute to obtain an order of removal, and without such a proceeding nothing could be recovered of Charleston for the expense of supporting the pauper. But if Burrows had not “ come to reside ” in Brownington, if he was only a transient person there, then the proper course would be,…
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