Inhabitants of Lanesborough v. Inhabitants of Ludlow

This is an action of contract brought to recover for support furnished by the plaintiff town to one *101Orrin Walker, a poor person. The case was tried before a judge of the Superior Court sitting without a jury, upon an agreed statement of facts and the testimony of a single witness called by the plaintiff.

From the undisputed facts, as shown by the record, it appears that Walker resided continuously in Ludlow from 1892 to 1897 inclusive, and paid all taxes assessed to him by that town during the years 1893 to 1897 both inclusive. It therefore appears that he had acquired a settlement in that…