Inhabitants of Cummington v. Inhabitants of Wareham
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
These two actions were for the expenses of supporting a lunatic pauper at the Worcester hospital. The first was tried before Hoar, J., in the court of common pleas, under whose rulings a verdict was returned for the plaintiffs; and the defendants filed a bill of exceptions. It was argued in this court, as of the September Term, 1851. The second was submitted to the court upon an agreed statement of facts, and the defendants appealed to this court.
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These two actions were for the expenses of supporting a lunatic pauper at the Worcester hospital. The first was tried before Hoar, J., in the court of common pleas, under whose rulings a verdict was returned for the plaintiffs; and the defendants filed a bill of exceptions. It was argued in this court, as of the September Term, 1851. The second was submitted to the court upon an agreed statement of facts, and the defendants appealed to this court. The facts in both cases are sufficiently disclosed in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtShaw, C. J.
Two actions having been brought between these parties, in regard to the support of the same pauper, it is convenient to report them together. The first was brought to recover for expenses incurred for the support of John Swift, alleged by the plaintiffs to have his settlement in Wareham; such expenses having been incurred by the plaintiff town, by payment of the same to the State lunatic hospital. The action was commenced 15th January, 1850, on a claim for the support of said pauper, at the hospital, as an insane person, from 15th December, 1848, to the commencement of the action; and it…
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