City of Montpelier v. Town of Calais

This action is brought under the provisions of P. L. 3923 to recover the amount expended in the relief and burial of Herbert Stevens, a pauper. Trial was by court, and upon facts found judgment was rendered for the plaintiff, and the cause is here upon defendant’s exceptions. The only questions briefed are those of residence and the amount of recovery under the notice to the defendant town.

The findings show that Stevens was arrested by the sheriff of Washington County on July 12, 1939, at the residence of Jerry Slayton, in the defendant town, and was taken to the county jail in the City of…