Town of Peterborough v. Town of Jaffrey
Superior Court of New Hampshire
This was an action to recover the sum of $43, for the support of Barnard Turner, a pauper, alleged to have a settlement in Jaflrey. The evidence offered to fix his settlement there, was, that Thomas Turner, the father, on whose settlement that of the son depended, owned real estate, situate in the town of Jaflrey, of the value of $150, for the term of four years, on which he resided during said time, and paid all the taxes.
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This was an action to recover the sum of $43, for the support of Barnard Turner, a pauper, alleged to have a settlement in Jaflrey. The evidence offered to fix his settlement there, was, that Thomas Turner, the father, on whose settlement that of the son depended, owned real estate, situate in the town of Jaflrey, of the value of $150, for the term of four years, on which he resided during said time, and paid all the taxes. The land in question was under incumbrance of $683,-91, but it was contended that the equity of redemption in Turner constituted an estate of sufficient value to give him…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was drawn up by
Upiiam, J.*
In ordinary cases the opinions of witnesses should not he submitted to a jury, for the reason that the jury .possess sufficient experience to enable them to make the proper inference from the facts.
There is a class of cases, however, .depending on questions involving a degree of skill and judgment such as is necessarily confined to a few individuals exercising a particular science, art, or profession. Such cases form an exception to the rule laid down, and the jury must necessarily depend, in the determination of such questions, not upon the…
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