When any person has been supported, in whole or in part, by any town, such person shall be liable to pay for such support the cost of such support or a reasonable amount thereof and, on his failure so to do, his executor, administrator or conservator shall be so liable, if he has sufficient assets in his hands belonging to the estate of such person; and such amount may be recovered in a civil action, and the statute of limitations shall not be pleaded therein.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17b-122
(Formerly Sec. 17-277). Reimbursement by paupers
(1949 Rev., S. 2588; 1953, S. 1426d; 1961, P.A. 425, S. 2.) History: 1961 act deleted provision for town selectmen being overseers of the poor; Sec. 17-277 transferred to Sec. 1…
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