In re Lunacy of Christy

Citations

• 2 Pa. Super. 259
• 1896 Pa. Super. LEXIS 49

Syllabus

<p>Poor law — Review by appellate court.</p> <p>In appeals on orders of removal and like proceedings under the poor laws where there is competent evidence, if believed, to sustain findings of fact, the conclusions of the trial judge as to the weight of testimony and the credibility of the witnesses are not reviewable.</p> <p>Poor law — •Settlement—Married women.</p> <p>The settlement of a pauper is the place of his birth until he acquires another derivatively from his parents or by acts of his own. A married woman during coverture and after her husband’s death is deemed to be settled in the place where he was last settled.</p> <p>Order of removal — Certificate of settlement — Act of April 22, 1863.</p> <p>Doubted whether an appeal lies from the quarter sessions to the Superior Court in a proceeding under the act of April 22, 1863, certifying the legal settlement of an insane person committed to a state insane asylum. The act of March 16, 1868, applies only to proceedings on appeal from orders of removal.</p>