Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court September 15, 1848 (Inhabitants of Springfield v. Inhabitants of Worcester)

Metcalf, J.

The statute of 1837, c. 244, on which this action is founded, provides “ that whenever any person coming from abroad, or residing in any town in this state, shall be infected with the plague, small pox, or other sickness dangerous to the public health, the board of health of such town shall make effectual provision, in the manner which they shall judge best for the safety of the