Inhabitants of Rumford v. Inhabitants of Upton
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
On motion and exceptions by the plaintiff. This is an action of assumpsit by the Inhabitants of Rumford to recover of the Inhabitants of Upton for pauper supplies furnished by the plaintiffs to one Annie Campbell, who was the wife of one George R. Campbell. Plea, the general issue. The jury returned a verdict for the defendant.
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On motion and exceptions by the plaintiff. This is an action of assumpsit by the Inhabitants of Rumford to recover of the Inhabitants of Upton for pauper supplies furnished by the plaintiffs to one Annie Campbell, who was the wife of one George R. Campbell. Plea, the general issue. The jury returned a verdict for the defendant. The plaintiff filed a motion for new trial and also filed exceptions to the exclusion and admission of evidence, which exceptions are fully considered in the opinion. • The case is stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtBird, J.
This is an action brought to recover from defendant the expenses of pauper supplies furnished by plaintiff to one Annie Campbell who, at the time the supplies were furnished in January, 1913, was the wife of one George R. Campbell whose pauper settlement was then, as plaintiff claimed, in defendant town. At the trial the admissions of the parties were such that there was but a single issue presented to the jury. “Did the pauper have a pauper settlement in defendant town?” The verdict of the jury was in favor of defendant and the case is before this court upon motion of plaintiff for new trial…
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