Wells v. Westhaven
Supreme Court of Vermont
On the trial of this case, which was on-an' appeal by the town of Westhaven from the order of removal of two^ justices, of Delia Turner, a pauper, from the town of Wells to said town of Westhaven, both in Rutland County, on issue, joined to the Court, of " unduly removed, alleging that the place of the last legal settlement of the said Delia, was not in said town of Westhaven,” it appeared in evidence that the said Delia was the daughter of -Turner and Electa his wife, and…
Read the full summary
On the trial of this case, which was on-an' appeal by the town of Westhaven from the order of removal of two^ justices, of Delia Turner, a pauper, from the town of Wells to said town of Westhaven, both in Rutland County, on issue, joined to the Court, of " unduly removed, alleging that the place of the last legal settlement of the said Delia, was not in said town of Westhaven,” it appeared in evidence that the said Delia was the daughter of -Turner and Electa his wife, and was born in Mid-dlebury, in the County of Addison, in April, A. D. 1802, at which place the said Turner, the father,…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was pronounced by
Williams, J.
—
The pauper was removed from Wells to Westhaven: it was therefore incumbent on the former ¡town to show a settlement in the latter: for that purpose, •they-rely on the fact that her mother acquired a settlement in the town of Westhaven, (by he.r marriage with Mitchell, in the year 1814; and that her daughter derived a settlement from her in the same town. It appears that the father of the person removed, after the passing of the statute of 1801., in relation to settlements, resided in the town of Middle-bury more than a year, .and that…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Inhabitants of Somerset v. Inhabitants of DightonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1815
- Inhabitants of Winchendon v. Inhabitants of HatfieldMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1808
- Inhabitants of Freetown v. Inhabitants of TauntonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1819
- Richardson v. DaggettSupreme Court of Vermont · 1832
3Cited by6 opinions
- Town of Plainville v. Town of MilfordSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1935
- Town of Sherburne v. Town of HartlandSupreme Court of Vermont · 1865
- Town of Londonderry v. Town of AndoverSupreme Court of Vermont · 1856
- Town of Hartland v. Town of WindsorSupreme Court of Vermont · 1857
- Town of Tunbridge v. Town of EdenSupreme Court of Vermont · 1866
1 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.