Barnstead v. Strafford
Superior Court of New Hampshire
Assumpsit for supplies, &c. furnished to Daniel Cate, and his wife, and their son John Cate. To the admission of the notice which had been given to the defendants^they objected, because it appeared that the supplies, or a part of them, had been furnished for the joint use and benefit of three individuals, and it did not appear how much was furnished for each one separately; but the court overruled the objection.
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Assumpsit for supplies, &c. furnished to Daniel Cate, and his wife, and their son John Cate. To the admission of the notice which had been given to the defendants^they objected, because it appeared that the supplies, or a part of them, had been furnished for the joint use and benefit of three individuals, and it did not appear how much was furnished for each one separately; but the court overruled the objection. It was in evidence that the individuals relieved constituted one family, and were supported togethef. Part of the plaintiffs’ claim consisted of the expenses of employing two…
1Opinion of the Court
Parkek, I.
The objection that it did not appear how much was furnished for the relief of each pauper, cannot avail. All the persons mentioned in the notice were paupers, and sufficiently described ; and in this respect the case is distinguished from Chichester vs. Pembroke, 2 N. H. Rep. 530. There the notice was of sums expended for the support of three ; but one of them not having been sufficiently described, it was as if the notice had been of sums expended for the support of three jointly, one of whom was not a pauper, in which case there would not be any notice of the sums expended for…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Inhabitants of Conway v. Inhabitants of DeerfieldMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1814
- Inhabitants of Southbridge v. Inhabitants of CharltonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1818
- Chichester v. PembrokeSuperior Court of New Hampshire · 1823
3Cited by2 opinions
- Fremont v. SandownSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1876
- Fremont v. SandownSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1876