Mitchell v. Town of Fond du Lac

This was assumpsit, brought by appellant as administrator of the estate of William Mitchell, deceased, against appellee, to recover for the support and maintenance by the intestate in his lifetime of one Eliza McFerren, from the 23d of March, 1857, to the 23d of January, 1858, said Eliza being an alleged pauper and resident of the said township.

The jury rendered a verdict for appellee, and the court overruled the motion of appellant for a new trial.

Several grounds are relied upon for reversal:

First—That the court erred in overruling the motion for a new trial.

Second—The court erred in…