Town of New Haven v. City of Bridgeport
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Action to recover for supplies furnished a pauper alleged to belong to the defendant city, brought before a justice of the peace aud thence by defendant’s appeal to the Court of Common Pleas for New Haven County, and reserved by that court upon an agreed statement of facts for the consideration and advice of this court.
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Action to recover for supplies furnished a pauper alleged to belong to the defendant city, brought before a justice of the peace aud thence by defendant’s appeal to the Court of Common Pleas for New Haven County, and reserved by that court upon an agreed statement of facts for the consideration and advice of this court. The statement of facts agreed upon by the parties is as follows:— “ One John L. Chapman, a person over the age of fourteen years, came from the State of Massachusetts to North Canaan, Connecticut, about July 1st, 1890, where he remained nine months. He then moved to…
1Opinion of the CourtAndrews, C. J.
If Chapman was an inhabitant of North *590Canaan before he removed to Bridgeport, then the plaintiff is entitled to recover the amount expended ; otherwise not. He had resided long enough in Bridgeport to gain a settlement there, if he had the legal capacity to acquire one, and this depends on the answer to be given to the question above stated—Was he an inhabitant of North Canaan?
In its general and popular sense the word inhabitant “ is the same as resident, or one who lives in a place. An inhabitant necessarily implies an inhabitation, an abode, a place of dwelling.” Hartford Fire Insurance Co.…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Hallenbeck v. GetzSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1893
- Hartford Fire Insurance Co. v. Inhabitants of HartfordSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1819
- Town of New Hartford v. Town of CanaanSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1886
3Cited by2 opinions
- Kelly v. City of WaterburySupreme Court of Connecticut · 1921
- Town of Ridgefield v. Town of FairfieldSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1900