City of Syracuse v. County of Onondaga
New York County Courts
Appeals from decisions of Smith Rice, Esq., superintendent of the poor of Onondaga county, in the above cases, in which he determined that the poor persons in each case have a settlement in the city of Syracuse, and are not charges upon the county of Onondaga. The facts in these cases are in many respects similar, and the' principles involved in the determination of one apply to such an extent in the determination of the other that they may properly be considered together.
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Appeals from decisions of Smith Rice, Esq., superintendent of the poor of Onondaga county, in the above cases, in which he determined that the poor persons in each case have a settlement in the city of Syracuse, and are not charges upon the county of Onondaga. The facts in these cases are in many respects similar, and the' principles involved in the determination of one apply to such an extent in the determination of the other that they may properly be considered together. The facts in the Eggleston case are, that Wallace and Lucy Eggleston are husband and wife, and have been married eleven…
1Opinion of the CourtRoss, J.
It is claimed by the learned attorney for the city •of Syracuse:(a) That in the Eggleston case no settlement was ever obtained in the city of Syracuse.(b) Assuming that there was a settlement in either case, that by virtue of the provisions of chapter 203 of the Laws of 1897, such settlement was lost by the absence of the husband and that the husband having lost his settlement, their respective families have no settlement, and are properly chargeable to the county of Onondaga.(c) That in the Swerin case, the father has obtained a settlement in New York city, which becomes the settlement of…
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- Cheever v. WilsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1870
- De Meli v. . De MeliNew York Court of Appeals · 1890
- People v. . PlattNew York Court of Appeals · 1889
- Contest of Onondaga v. City of Syracuse, New York County Courts1898
- Kay v. WatsonOhio Supreme Court · 1848
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