Legal Opinion
Town of Canaan v. Town of Salisbury
Connecticut Superior Court
Decided February 15, 1790PublishedCited by 5 opinions
ActioN for supnorting Tom, a bastard child. Issue to the j nr v. The case was — -The mother of Tom was settled in Salisbury; she went from that place pregnant with Tom to Norfolk, was warned out; and as sbe was traveling' back through Canaan to Salisbury, Tom was bom in Canaan, and is a bastard. . Question was — "Whether Tom was settled in Canaan, where bom, or in Salisbury with his mother. Verdict for plaintiffs.
1Opinion of the Court
And
by the Court.
Although by the laws of England, a bastard is settled where born, unless the mother is illegally thrust out; yet by the laws of this state, a bastard is settled with the mother, and this is agreeable to the law of nature and reason.
2Cited by5 opinions
- DickinsonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1875
- Heath v. WhiteSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1824
- Eaton v. EatonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1914
- Town of New-Haven v. Town of NewtownSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1837
- Town of Woodstock v. HookerSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1825