Rumney v. Campton
Superior Court of New Hampshire
Assumpsit, for the support of Abigail Kimball, a pauper, alleged to be chargeable to the town of Campton. It was admitted that the town of Campton was liable for her support, and that the action wa-s sustained, provided the settlement of her late husband, Timothy Kimball, was in Campton.
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Assumpsit, for the support of Abigail Kimball, a pauper, alleged to be chargeable to the town of Campton. It was admitted that the town of Campton was liable for her support, and that the action wa-s sustained, provided the settlement of her late husband, Timothy Kimball, was in Campton. The plaintiff contended that said Kimball acquired a settlement in Campton in the fifth mode prescribed by the act of January 1, 1796, by being chosen tythingman at the an-nualmeeting in March, 1807, and actually-serving in that office one year. It appeared that his family resided in Campton until the winter…
1Opinion of the CourtGilchrist, J.
It is not necessary, in order to settle the question before us, to examine at much length the difficult and extensive question of domicil. Mr. Justice Story, in his work on the Conflict of Laws, has treated the subject with his accustomed accuracy and ability. It is there stated, Confl. of Laws 43, that “it is sometimes a matter of great difficulty to decide in what place a person has his domicil. The residence is often of a very equivocal nature, and the intention still more obscure. Both are sometimes to be gath*570ered from slight circumstances, of mere presumption and conflicting acts. An…
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- Inhabitants of Billerica v. Inhabitants of ChelmsfordMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1813
- Town of Acworth v. Town of LyndeboroughSuperior Court of New Hampshire · 1820
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