Town of Nottingham v. Town of Barrington
Superior Court of New Hampshire
Assumpsit for the support of William McDaniel and John Hill, two paupers, alleged to have their settlement in the town of Barrington. The cause was triedjjpon the general issue, in the court of common pleas, at March term, 1833, in this county, and a verdict taken for the plaintiff, subject to the opinion of the court upon the following case.
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Assumpsit for the support of William McDaniel and John Hill, two paupers, alleged to have their settlement in the town of Barrington. The cause was triedjjpon the general issue, in the court of common pleas, at March term, 1833, in this county, and a verdict taken for the plaintiff, subject to the opinion of the court upon the following case. McDaniel was born in Barrington, and resided there until he removed into Nottingham, which was several months prior to the 3d March, 1795. He continued to reside in Nottingham, from the said 3d March, until his death in 1829. A warrant to warn the said…
1Opinion of the CourtU ph a si, J.
McDaniel removed to Nottingham some months prior to March 3d, 1795, and resided there from that time till his death, in 1829. The precise lime when he removed to Nottingham does not appear. The statute of 1791, which declared that a settlement should be gained by residing in a town a year without being warned to depart, was repealed on the 1st of January, 1796, since which time no settlement could be gained iiythis state by residing in a town a year. It is, then, clear, that unless McDaniel removed to Nottingham prior to January 1st, 1795, he gained no settlement there by residence.
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- Town of Loudon v. Town of DeeringSuperior Court of New Hampshire · 1816
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