Inhabitants of Calais v. Inhabitants of Marshfield
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Assumpsit, for the support of William B. Scott and his family, alleged to be paupers. The case came before the Court upon the following facts. Scott was born in 1774, in that part of the town of Machias, which, on the division of that town in 1826, was incorporated into the present town of East Machias.
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Assumpsit, for the support of William B. Scott and his family, alleged to be paupers. The case came before the Court upon the following facts. Scott was born in 1774, in that part of the town of Machias, which, on the division of that town in 1826, was incorporated into the present town of East Machias. When he was seven years old, his father, John Scott, removed with his family, including the pauper, to the territory, (a part of the original town of Machias,) afterwards incorporated as • Marshfield ; and resided and paid taxes there until the year 1810, when he removed to the province of New…
1Opinion of the CourtShepley, C. J.
— The action appears to have been commenced to recover compensation for supplies furnished to William P. Scott, his wife, and two of his daughters, as paupers alleged to have a legal settlement in the town of Marsh-field. The case is presented upon an agreed statement, which has no direct bearing upon the settlement of any of the paupers except that of William P. Scott, and his settlement alone will be examined.
The first objection made to the plaintiff’s right to recover, is, that the supplies do not appear to have been furnished by the plaintiffs. It is admitted, that Scott has been…
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