Waushara County v. Calumet County

Proceedings were instituted by Waushara county pursuant to sec. 49.03 (8a), Stats. 1939, to recover from Calumet county an amount expended by the plaintiff county for public relief furnished to Frederick Heffner as a nonresident poor person for the support of himself and family. It is not in dispute that the amount claimed was expended or that Heffner was a poor person entitled to relief when the relief was furnished. The sole question for determination is, In which county did Heffner have a legal settlement when the relief was furnished?

On April 26, 1937, Heffner had a legal settlement in…