Town of Royalton v. Town of West-Fairlee
Supreme Court of Vermont
This was an appeal from an order made by two justices, for the removal of Hannah Buckland from the town of Royal-ton to the town of West-Fairlee. Plea, Unduly removed, which by agreement of parties was joined to the court.
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This was an appeal from an order made by two justices, for the removal of Hannah Buckland from the town of Royal-ton to the town of West-Fairlee. Plea, Unduly removed, which by agreement of parties was joined to the court. It was agreed that the pauper, who was born in 1801 or 1802, was duly married to Joseph M. Buckland, of Tun-bridge, in Orange county, at said Tunbridge, on the 16th day of February, 1823, the said Joseph M. Buckland then being of the age of 21 years, and that upon said marriage-being had, the said Hannah and Joseph M. lived and cohabited together several years. At the…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Redfield, J.
If the husband had no settlement within the state, then, after the dissolution of the coverture, the'wife is remitted to her maiden settlement. And even before the dissolution of the covertur.e, if the husband abscond, the wife may be removed to her settlement.
But if the husband have a settlement, the wife, on marriage, takes that settlement, and after his death retains it.
We think when the coverture is determined by a decree of divorce a vinculo, she is not remitted to her maiden settlement, but retains that of the husband. There is the…
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