In re Chapman
New York County Court, Cattaraugus County
Proceeding by the overseer of the poor of- the town of Ellicottville, Cattaraugus county, to charge the town of Otto, in the same-county, with the support of Martin Chapman, a pauper, then in Ellicottville, on the alleged ground that his settlement was in Otto. From an award by the county superintendant in favor of Ellicotville for costs, the town of Otto appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtVreeland, J.
This man, Martin Chapman, was in the town of Ellicottville, Chataraugus county, in the month of December, 1892, and either upon his own request or at the solicitation of the overseer of the poor of that town recived aid from such overseer as a pauper’. On December 23d of the same year the overseer of Ellicottville served a notice in writing in the usual form upon the overseer of the poor of the town of Otto that Chapman was settled-in Otto, and was being maintained by Ellicottville. On December 28th following, and within ten days, the overseer of Otto gave notice to the overseer of…
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