Town of Sharon v. Simons
Supreme Court of Vermont
Appeal from a decree of the court of chancery. The bill was brought to compel the defendant to pay out of certain trust funds in his hands, a just proportion of the expenses of the support of Azuba Simons, an insane pauper. It appeared that the town of Sharon had for several years been chargeable with the partial support of'Azuba Simons, an insane pauper, whose legal settlement was in that town. The annual expense of her support was from fifty-six to sixty dollars.
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Appeal from a decree of the court of chancery. The bill was brought to compel the defendant to pay out of certain trust funds in his hands, a just proportion of the expenses of the support of Azuba Simons, an insane pauper. It appeared that the town of Sharon had for several years been chargeable with the partial support of'Azuba Simons, an insane pauper, whose legal settlement was in that town. The annual expense of her support was from fifty-six to sixty dollars. Previous to the death of the pauper’s mother, Elizabeth Simons, which occurred in 1850, the town of Sharon had paid a portion of…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Bennett, J.
It seems in this case, that one Azuba Simons, who was an insane pauper, and chargeable to the town of Sharon, where she had a legal settlement, became in equity, the devisee, under her mother’s will. By the terms of the will, her mother bequeathed to her son Joel all her estate, real and personal, which comparatively was a small amount, to be held by him in trust, and to apply such sum, as he should judge right and equitable, yearly, for her support, provided the town of Sharon would pay a reasonable sum yearly, so that the insane daughter…
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