Supreme Court of Connecticut November 15, 1818 (Town of Barkhamsted v. Town of Farmington)

Swift, Ch. J.

By our statute respecting settlements, an inhabitant of the state may gain a settlement, by being possessed of an estate, in his own right in fee, of the value of one hundred dollars, during his residence therein. It is not required, that the purchase money be paid, or that the purchaser should hold it for any length of time.