Town of Chittenden v. Town of Barnard
Supreme Court of Vermont
This was an action brought to charge the defendant town with the support of one John Cheedle, a pauper, and was heard in this court with the case of Worcester v. East Montpelier.
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This was an action brought to charge the defendant town with the support of one John Cheedle, a pauper, and was heard in this court with the case of Worcester v. East Montpelier. It came here upon exceptions by the plaintiff to the judgment of the Rutland County Court, September Term, 1887, Rowell, J., presiding, where it was heard upon the following agreed statement of facts: “ Said Cheedle was born in Barnard in 1828 ; when eight years old he was bound out by the overseer of the poor of said town of Barnard to one Willard Crowell of Barnard and lived with him until he was twenty-one years…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Royoe, Ch. J.
This case was heard with Worcester v. East Montpelier, supra, and as under the decision in that case the agreed statement of facts in this fails to show a legal residence of the pauper in the defendant town.
The judgment of the County Court is affirmed.
2Cited by3 opinions
- Town of Danville v. Town of HartfordSupreme Court of Vermont · 1901
- Town of Sandgate v. Town of RupertSupreme Court of Vermont · 1894
- Town of Vershire v. Town of Hyde ParkSupreme Court of Vermont · 1890