Town of Enfield v. Town of Ellington
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Action to recover upon two counts for supplies furnished paupers alleged to belong to the defendant town, brought to the Court of Common Pleas in Hartford County and tried to the court, Walsh, J.; facts found and judgment rendered for the defendant, and appeal by the plaintiff for alleged errors in rulings upon evidence, and also in conclusions of fact, in view of the subordinate facts detailed in the finding, and because certain facts were alleged to have been found against…
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Action to recover upon two counts for supplies furnished paupers alleged to belong to the defendant town, brought to the Court of Common Pleas in Hartford County and tried to the court, Walsh, J.; facts found and judgment rendered for the defendant, and appeal by the plaintiff for alleged errors in rulings upon evidence, and also in conclusions of fact, in view of the subordinate facts detailed in the finding, and because certain facts were alleged to have been found against the evidence. The case is sufficiently stated in the opinion. The court erred in finding that the residence of Bennett…
1Opinion of the CourtBaldwin, J.
It became important during the trial for the plaintiff to prove the date when Leonard E. Madison, who had been a soldier during the civil war in a Massachusetts regiment, was discharged from the service. For this purpose a certificate was offered in evidence, dated in 1884, from the Adjutant General of Massachusetts, under the seal of his department, that this name was borne upon the muster roll of a certain Massachusetts regiment, and which gave the date of enlistment and discharge, both being in the year 1865. This paper was properly excluded. It was not a copy of a record, but at most only…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Styles v. TylerSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1894
- Starr v. PeaseSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1831
- Town of New-Milford v. Town of ShermanSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1851
- State v. ClerkinSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1889
- Hyde v. BrushSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1867
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- Russo v. Metropolitan Life InsuranceSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1939
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