CIVIL PROCEDURE / RES JUDICATA No. 2019-0236 April 14, 2020 Vacated and Remanded Whether the trial court erred in applying the Federal (First Circuit) privity standard, rather than New Hampshire precedent, in dismissing plaintiff’s action...
Civil Litigation No. 2019-0121 March 13, 2020 Vacated and Remanded Whether evidence in a taking case was sufficient to support the finding of just compensation. The State of New Hampshire (the “State”) appeals a determination of just compensation...
Civil Litigation 2019-0107 March 31, 2020 Affirmed Whether an implied easement to access a private way exists where a deed conveys land and one or more of the calls is an abuttal on a private way, and if yes, whether the preemptive easement can...
Civil Litigation No. 2018-0490, March 11, 2020 Affirmed Whether a leasehold in a cooperative extends beyond the footprint of a manufactured home and, assuming yes, whether the owner of a leasehold is en- titled to quiet Centennial Estates...
CIVIL LITIGATION No. 2019-0092 March 6, 2020 Interlocutory Appeal Question Answered in the Negative and Remanded Whether an expert in a toxic tort matter is required to consider the “dose- response relationship” in reaching an opinion on After...
Defamation No. 2018-0198 August 16, 2019 Affirmed Whether the trial court properly dismissed the plaintiff’s claims for defamation at the motion to dismiss stage. The plaintiff received an ATM-related patent in 2005. He subsequently formed a...
Defamation No. 2018-0517 August 16, 2019 Affirmed Whether the trial court properly dismissed the plaintiff’s claims for defamation at the motion to dismiss stage. The plaintiff alleged the defendant, who was running for re-election to the...
CIVIL PROCEDURE No. 2015-0149 July 16, 2019 Affirmed Issue: Whether the Superior Court lacked jurisdiction over an appeal of a class B misdemeanor from circuit court. The defendant was convicted under RSA 642:2 (2019) of resisting arrest and...
Civil Law No. 2017-0195 March 8, 2019 Affirmed. Whether a long term resident of a hotel room should be afforded the protections afforded to a tenant under the Landlord Tenant Statute. Ms. Natalie Anderson (Plaintiff) appealed the decision of the...
Civil Law No. 2017-0714 March 29, 2019 Affirmed. Whether a franchisor that allows a franchisee additional time to come into compliance of a franchise agreement forfeits its ability to cancel the franchise agreement when the franchisee continues...
Edward F. Hayes, Jr., Trustee of the Survivor’s Trust a C/U The Hayes Family Trust Dated January 20, 2000 v. James J. Connolly, Trustee of the Ann D. Connolly Living Trust Civil Litigation No. 2018-0025 March 29, 2019 Affirmed. Whether an...
Criminal Law No. 2018-0031 February 8, 2019 Reversed and remanded Statutory interpretation of RSA 632-A:10, prohibiting qualifying sex offenders from knowingly undertaking employment or volunteer service involving the care, instruction or...
