Town of Walden v. Town of Cabot
Supreme Court of Vermont
Appeal from an order of removal, made on the 24th day of April, 1850, by two justices of the peace, ordering one Paul Willey and Hannah Willey, his wife, to remove from the town of Walden to the town of Cabot. Plea, first, that the said paupers were unduly removed; secondly, that they were not chargeable to the town of Walden, at the date of said order. Trial by jury.
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Appeal from an order of removal, made on the 24th day of April, 1850, by two justices of the peace, ordering one Paul Willey and Hannah Willey, his wife, to remove from the town of Walden to the town of Cabot. Plea, first, that the said paupers were unduly removed; secondly, that they were not chargeable to the town of Walden, at the date of said order. Trial by jury. On trial, the plaintiffs offered evidence, tending to prove that the paupers, prior to, and on the first day of April, 1841, had their legal settlementin the town of Cabot; that on the first day of April, 1841, the said Willey,…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Bennett, J.
The inquiry, in this case, involves the place of settlement of Paul Willey and his wife. Was it in Walden, or Cabot, at the time Of the removal ? Prior to the first day of April, 1841, they had their settlement in Cabot, and on that day, they removed from that town to Walden.
It is claimed, that they subsequently gained a settlement in Walden, by a residence of seven years. But it appears, that in March, 1848, and before the seven years had expired, Willey’s family was in need of relief, and that upon application of Mrs. Willey, and •unknown…
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