Inhabitants of Hallowell v. Inhabitants of Saco
Inhabitants of Hallowell v. Inhabitants of Saco
Opinion of the Court
in delivering the opinion of the Court, adverted to the facts shewing that the residence of the husband was in Hallow-ell, up to the time of the passage of the statute; and observed that his domicil remained there, unless his conceiving an intention, on the evening previous, to leave that town and Jive with his wife, has changed it.. But, he said, it was not sufficient merely to have formed such intentionit must be executed, and carried into effect by an actual removal, before the domicil is changed. In the case at bar, though the husband had formed an intention to remove, he had not carried it into execution ; and his domicil therefore remained as before.
As to the second point, it has been decided that, notwithstanding the language of the statute, a man may receive supplies, so as to prevent its operation, which are not furnished personally to himself; in other words, may receive them constructively. In all such cases, however, the supplies must have been furnished to some person tin»
Judgment on the verdict.
Reference
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- The inhabitants of Hallowell v. The inhabitants of Saco
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