Inhabitants of Berkley v. Inhabitants of Somerset
Inhabitants of Berkley v. Inhabitants of Somerset
16 Mass. 454
Opinion of the Court
Stephen Marvel, the pauper’s father, acquired a settlement in Swansey, by residing there a year after he came of age, without being warned to leave the town. His son followed his settlement; and by the provision of the act incorporating Somerset, that town * being made liable for the support [ * 456 j of all who derived their settlement from a residence in that part of Swansey, the pauper is chargeable to the defendants.
Defendants defaulted.
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