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Salisbury v. Fairfield

Connecticut Superior Court

Decided August 15, 1789

Connecticut Superior Court · decided 1789-08-15

Action to recover pay for supporting one Samuel Allen a pauper. Issue to the jury. The pauper was horn in A. D. 1757; his parents were then settled in Fair field; afterwards his father died. Ills grandfather, who also was set lied in Fairfield, took guardianship of him in A. 3). 17(54. Ilis mother married another lmshand, whose name was Allen, and was also settled in Fairfield.

Decided 1789-08-15

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by the Court.

¶2Tbe pauper’s residing in Stamford as an apprentice gained no settlement; and Ms residing there with, bis guardian three years, gained no settlement, neither in right of his guardian, nor in Ms own right by commorancy; he was not a subject of being warned, nor might he be parted from his guardian during his minority; his residence therefore in Stamford was of necessity, and not by the approbation of the town of Stamford.

¶3This judgment was affirmed in the Supreme Court of Errors..

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