Town of Royalton v. Town of Bethel
Supreme Court of Vermont
This case was submitted to the county court upon the following case stated. Rice Dean had his settlement with his father, John Dean, in Bethel. In the year 1824, he became of age, at which time he resided in Royalton. In 1827 he was married, and, after his marriage, he continued to reside in Royalton till the ' year 1829, when he rented a house in Tunbridge, for three years, and removed there with his family, and went to work on a contract that was to be continued one year.
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This case was submitted to the county court upon the following case stated. Rice Dean had his settlement with his father, John Dean, in Bethel. In the year 1824, he became of age, at which time he resided in Royalton. In 1827 he was married, and, after his marriage, he continued to reside in Royalton till the ' year 1829, when he rented a house in Tunbridge, for three years, and removed there with his family, and went to work on a contract that was to be continued one year. He continued to reside in Tunbridge with his family about ten months, when the contract was given up, and he returned,…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Royce, J.
There was evidently a residence of the pauper in the town of Royalton, for much more than seven years ; but whether for “ the term of seven years,” within a proper construction of the statute, is the sole question. The expressions here used are generally understood to mean an unbroken period of time. This is the settled construction in leases, in contracts for service, and in analogous cases of settlement. It is the more obvious import of' the words, in their ordinary and popular signification. We are fully satisfied that no other construction…
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