Moody County v. Minnehaha County
South Dakota Supreme Court
Appeal from circuit court, Moody county. Hon. Joseph W. Jones, Judge. Proceedings between Moody county and Minnehaha county to determine the legal settlement of Cornelius W. Bigelow, an insane person. Prom an order in favor. of Moody county, Minnehaha county appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtPuller, J.
By this appeal we are called upon to determine whether it is Moody county or Minnehaha county that is legally chargeable with the expense of providing Cornelius Bigelow with care, subsistence, and medical treatment at the Yankton Hospital for the Insane, and the undisputed facts upon which the trial court found in favor of respondent may be stated as follows: About September 1, 1901, Mr. Bigelow, having no other place of abode, was induced to become a member of the household of his daughter- and her husband, who were at that time actual residents of the city of Sioux Palls, in Minnehaha…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Superintendents of Poor v. Superintendents of PoorMichigan Supreme Court · 1900
3Cited by3 opinions
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