Town of Carlton v. State Department of Public Welfare

The controversy is over the application of sec. 49.10 (4) and (7), Stats., to the facts. The material parts of the section are:

“(4) Every person (except as otherwise provided in this section) who resides in any municipality one whole year without receipt of aid under this chapter gains a legal settlement therein; and every person who resides in a county for one year without receipt of such aid who has not acquired legal settlement in a municipality acquires legal settlement in such county. Time spent by a person in any municipality while supported therein as a dependent person or while…