Town of Chester v. Town of Wheelock
Supreme Court of Vermont
Appeal from an order of removal of one James S. Willey, Ob-era, his wife, and five children, from the town of Chester to ,the town of Wheelock, which was made on the 8th of February, 1853. Plea, that the paupers were unduly removed, because their last legal settlement was not in Wheelock; trial by jury, May Term, 1855, — Underwood, J., presiding.
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Appeal from an order of removal of one James S. Willey, Ob-era, his wife, and five children, from the town of Chester to ,the town of Wheelock, which was made on the 8th of February, 1853. Plea, that the paupers were unduly removed, because their last legal settlement was not in Wheelock; trial by jury, May Term, 1855, — Underwood, J., presiding. The town of Chester read in evidence an order of removal of the same Willey and wife, &c., dated the 16th of January, 1849, and gave evidence tending to show that a copy of said order, duly certified by the justices’ making it, was served on the…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Redeield, Ch. J.
This is an order of removal of James Willey, his wife and family, from Chester to Wheelock. Upon the trial, Chester depended upon a former order of removal, upon the said Jas. Willey, his wife Obera Willey, and four minor children, made the 19th day cff January, 1849, and unappealed from. It does not appear that any actual removal was made in the case ; but a copy of the order was served upon the town of Wheelock, within thirty days from its date. The complaint before the justices, and the warrant to apprehend, and bring the paupers…
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