Town of Rumney v. Town of Ellsworth
Superior Court of New Hampshire
This was an action of assumpsit for the support of three paupers alleged to have their settlement in Ells-worth. Rumney was unable to maintain the action for the support of two of the paupers and was entitled to recover for the support of the third pauper, only $7,73. moved the court to limit the costs.
1Opinion of the Court
Richardson C. J.
delivered the opinion of the court.
The statute of February 9, 1791, entitled “an act for establishing courts of law for the administration of justice within .this state” &c. sec. 1, provided, that justices of the peace should be empowered to try all actions with certain exceptions, where the sum demanded in damages did not exceed forty shillings. But that statute contained no provisions to restrain a party from bringing suits for the most trivial causes in the court of common pleas. The last section, however, of the statute of June 16, 1791, entitled “ an act for the…
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