Williamsport Overseers v. Eldred Township Overseers
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 4, Feb. T., 1913, by defendant, from order of Q. S. Lycoming Co., Sept. Term, 1912, No. 17, directing removal of pauper in case of Williamsport Overseers of the Poor v. Eldred Township Overseers of the Poor. Petition for order of removal. Before Whitehead, P. J. The opinion of the Superior Court states the case. Error assigned was the order of the court.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Morrison, J.,
This is an appeal from an order of the court of quarter sessions of Lycoming county, for the removal of George Hurr, a pauper, from the poor district of the city of Williamsport to the poor district of Eldred township in said county. The court below found the facts substantially as follows: Eight or nine years prior to 1912, George Hurr went to the home of H. H. Hartman, a farmer residing in Eldred township, and entered into an agreement with Hartman to make his home there and to work for Hartman for his board and clothes. While he was there at work Hartman occasionally…
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- Poor District v. Poor DistrictSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1897
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