Hatch v. Inhabitants of Attleborough
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Contract. The first action was by Hatch, for services and expenses in obtaining recruits to fill the quota of soldiers of the town of Attleborough in 1864, and was referred to an auditor. The second action was by the town against Hatch and the sureties on his official bond as town treasurer, and was tried at April term 1866, before Hoar, J., and, after a verdict for the plaintiffs, was referred to an assessor.
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Contract. The first action was by Hatch, for services and expenses in obtaining recruits to fill the quota of soldiers of the town of Attleborough in 1864, and was referred to an auditor. The second action was by the town against Hatch and the sureties on his official bond as town treasurer, and was tried at April term 1866, before Hoar, J., and, after a verdict for the plaintiffs, was referred to an assessor. Upon the return of the reports of the auditor and assessor, the two cases were heard by Gray, J., without a jury, and reported by him for determination by the full court. The facts…
1Opinion of the CourtFoster, J.
In the action of Hatch against the town of Attleborough we are of opinion that the plaintiff’s claim ought not to be reduced by deducting eight hundred and seventy-five dollars from the item of two thousand dollars charged for furnishing sixteen recruits, at one hundred and twenty-five dollars each. The ground of objection is, that seven men were obtained without bounty, and that only one hundred and twenty-five dollars per man could lawfully be paid out of the treasury of the town. But the charge allowed in the report of the auditor does not exceed that rate for all the recruits procured;…
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