Warren v. Weaver

“Any town or county furnishing any assistance to any person within six years preceding his death shall be entitled to recover from the estate of such person the sum or sums paid out for such assistance .... provided he leaves no widow or minor children living at his decease.” Laws 1903, c. 42, s. 1.

This statute is entitled, “An act to reimburse the town or county for aid furnished paupers.” Recovery thereunder is necessarily limited to sums expended by the plaintiff under its obligation to relieve and maintain a person “poor and unable to maintain himself.” P. S., c. 83, s. 1.

Whether the town…