Town of Ludlow v. Town of Landgrove
Supreme Court of Vermont
Appeal from an order of removal of a pauper. Plea, that the town of Landgrove was not at the time of making the order the legal settlement of the pauper, Reuhama Martin. Trial by the court, by consent of the parties, December term, 1868, Barrett, J., presiding.
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Appeal from an order of removal of a pauper. Plea, that the town of Landgrove was not at the time of making the order the legal settlement of the pauper, Reuhama Martin. Trial by the court, by consent of the parties, December term, 1868, Barrett, J., presiding. It was agreed that the pauper’s legal settlement was in Land-grove at the time of said order — provided she had sufficient mental capacity to enable her to gain a legal settlement in her own right by more than seven years’ residence. The court found as follows: — “ The pauper is the daughter of Jonathan Martin, of Chelsea, in this…
1Opinion of the Court
*139The opinion, of the court was delivered by
Pierpoint, C. J.
In this case it is conceded that the pauper’s legal settlement was in the town of Landgrove, and that she was duly removed, provided she had sufficient mental capacity to enable her to gain a legal settlement by seven years’ residence. It appears that she lived with her brother in Landgrove for the period of seven years as a member of his family, he furnishing her with her support, she doing sufficient service for him to compensate him for such support. She was not “ what is called bright,” but was capable of doing the coarser work…
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