Lock Haven v. Clinton County
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
No. 345, January Term, 1884. Error to Common Pleas of Clinton County. On February 21st, 1874, Bridget Gallagher was adjudged insane and sent to the asylum at Danville. The County of Clinton had been charged with and paid her maintenance. On August 3, 1880, a rule was taken upon the City of Lock Haven to show cause why the Poor District of the city should not be certified as the place of Bridget Gallagher’s last settlement. On June 25, 1881, the rule was made absolute.
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No. 345, January Term, 1884. Error to Common Pleas of Clinton County. On February 21st, 1874, Bridget Gallagher was adjudged insane and sent to the asylum at Danville. The County of Clinton had been charged with and paid her maintenance. On August 3, 1880, a rule was taken upon the City of Lock Haven to show cause why the Poor District of the city should not be certified as the place of Bridget Gallagher’s last settlement. On June 25, 1881, the rule was made absolute. On July 16, 1881, the County of Clinton brought suit against the City of Lock Haven to recover the amount paid by said county…
1Opinion of the Court
*395The Supreme Court affirmed the judgment of the Common Pleas on May 26, 1884, in the following opinion:
2Per curiam
The action of the Court of Quarter Sessions certifying the City of Lock Haven as the place of the insane pauper’s last settlement, fixed conclusively the liability of that poor district for her maintenance; Danville Poor District vs. Montour, 75 Pa., 35. That liability did not date merely from the time of the decree of the Court, but from the time when the pauper became a public charge, and this is, in effect, admitted, for no objection was made to charges previous to that date except so far…
3Cases cited1 opinion
- Danville & Mahoning Poor District v. Montour CountySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1874