Inhabitants of Westport v. Inhabitants of Dartmouth
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Assumpsit for the support of one Amy Jeffrey, a pauper. The cause was submitted to the decision of the Court upon the following facts: — The pauper was married, about the year 1750, to one Joseph Jeffrey, who was then settled in Dartmouth, and lived on that part of the old territory of Dartmouth which still retains the corporate name In 1762, he removed, with his wife, to that part of Dartmouth which is now New Bedford, where they lived two years prior to the year 1767;…
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Assumpsit for the support of one Amy Jeffrey, a pauper. The cause was submitted to the decision of the Court upon the following facts: — The pauper was married, about the year 1750, to one Joseph Jeffrey, who was then settled in Dartmouth, and lived on that part of the old territory of Dartmouth which still retains the corporate name In 1762, he removed, with his wife, to that part of Dartmouth which is now New Bedford, where they lived two years prior to the year 1767; before which year, the said Joseph went to sea, leaving his family then dwelling on the territory now New Bedford, and was…
1Opinion of the CourtSewall, J.
It is unnecessary to decide whether the settlement of Amy Jeffrey, the pauper for whose support this action is brought, is derivative, or in her own right; for, in either case, her settlement was originally in Dartmouth.
If the pauper, when New Bedford was incorporated, had her residence in that part of Dartmouth, the act of incorporation, which contains no special provision respecting paupers, must have operated to change her place of settlement to New Bedford. Previous to the incorporation of New Bedford, there was no change of settlement, by the change of residence of any person residing…
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