R v The Inhabitants of Tardebigg
| Jurisdiction | England & Wales |
| Judgment Date | 01 January 1790 |
| Date | 01 January 1790 |
| Court | Court of the King's Bench |
English Reports Citation: 96 E.R. 817
COURTS OF KINGS BENCH
rex vers. the inhabitants of tardebigg. Marriage during a service does not prevent the gaining of a settlement. In an order of sessions it was stated ; that the pauper was hired as a servant, from Michaelmas Day in one year to Michaelmas Day in the next year, in the parish of Tardebigg; that he came three days after the former Michaelmas, and stayed one day after the latter ; that he was absent, during the year, at different times about fourteen days, for which six shillings were deducted out of his wages; that he was afterwards hired for a year in Hanbury; that after serving three quarters of this year he married a woman who [101] was with child; that complaint was made of this by his master to a justice of peace, who made no order for the discharge of the pauper; and that soon after the pauper was discharged by his master, and a deduction was made out of his wages for the remainder of the year; that the discharge and deduction were against the consent of the pauper; and that he offered to serve the remainder of the year. One question was, whether the pauper gained a settlement in Tardebigg 1 It was holden that he did. And by the Court-The absences of the pauper in the beginning of the year, and during the service, were cured by the master's receiving him again ; and the deduction of wages did not prevent his gaining a settlement. Another question was, whether the pauper gained a subsequent settlement in Hanbury 1...
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