County of Cerro Gordo v. County of Wright
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Franklin District Court. Action for the recovery of certain sums of money which it is alleged were expended by plaintiff in the support and medical attendance of a pauper who, it is alleged, had a legal settlement in Wright county at the time such support and medical attendance were furnished. There was a trial by jury, and a verdict and-judgment for the plaintiff. Defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtRothrook, J.
i. settlh- . I. The pauper to whom the aid was furnished by the plaintiff was a woman, named Hattie May Bennett. She came from Illinois to Wright county December, 1874, and remained there until March, 1876, when she went to Cerro Gordo county. Shortly afterward she was taken sick, and the support for which this action was brought was furnished during the summer of 1876. One of the principal points in controversy upon the trial was whether the pauper had a legal settlement in Wright county before her removal to the county of Cerro Gordo. Upon this question the defendant asked the court to…
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