¶1Said Mary was legally settled in said town of Harwich before her intermarriage with said Laughton a foreigner, who had no settlement in this country; her settlement thereby was suspended, but not lost; upon his going off or dying her right of settlement was revived; for a person doth not lose a settlement until another is gained in some other place.
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Norwich v. Windham
Decided September 15, 1790
Supreme Court of Connecticut · decided 1790-09-15
<p>A person’s settlement in a town may be suspended, but not lost until another is gained in some other town.</p>
Decided 1790-09-15