Crane v. Inhabitants of Linneus
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
On report upon an agreed statement. Assumpsit for money had and received, amounting to three hundred twenty-three dollars and thirty-four cents, which the plaintiff paid the selectmen of the defendant town, April 27, 1881, in settlement of a suit against him by these defendants, wherein they trusteed the proceeds of the plaintiff’s pension cheek, which he had deposited with Almon H. Fogg & Co. of Houlton.
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On report upon an agreed statement. Assumpsit for money had and received, amounting to three hundred twenty-three dollars and thirty-four cents, which the plaintiff paid the selectmen of the defendant town, April 27, 1881, in settlement of a suit against him by these defendants, wherein they trusteed the proceeds of the plaintiff’s pension cheek, which he had deposited with Almon H. Fogg & Co. of Houlton. That suit was for supplies furnished him by the town of Linneus, and money to aid him in procuring evidence to prove his claim to a pension, upon his promise to repay all the same upon the…
1Opinion of the CourtEmery, J.
In Smart v. White, 73 Maine, 332, cited by plaintiff, "the defendant, an overseer of the town, assisted her (the plaintiff) to obtain her pension, under a verbal agreement with her, he said, that whatever back pay might be received should be applied towards her indebtedness to the town for her support.” The verdict found the fact that the defendant got the back pay from her under and by force of the contract. The defendant was to assist her in getting the pension, and she was to make compensation for such assistance by turning the back pay over to the town for which the defendant was acting.…
2Cited by3 opinions
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- In re JonesDistrict Court, D. Maine · 1909
- Crow v. BrownSupreme Court of Iowa · 1890