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1997 Supreme Court Opinions

NOTICE: These opinions are subject to motions for rehearing under Rule 22 as well as formal revision before publication in the New Hampshire Reports. Readers are requested to notify the Reporter, Supreme Court of New Hampshire, One Noble Drive, Concord, New Hampshire 03301, of any editorial errors in order that corrections may be made before the opinion goes to press. Errors may be reported by E-mail at the following address: reporter@courts.state.nh.us.

December 31, 1997

• 95-320, JOHN AND SUSAN MEANEY v. ALFRED RUBEGA
• 95-717, DEL NORTE, INC. v. ARTHUR J. PROVENCHER
• 95-802, 96-008, UNION LEADER CORPORATION & a. v.NH HOUSING FINANCE AUTHORITY
• 96-327, TRACEY AND GREGORY DEYETTE v. LIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY
• 96-423, CROWN PAPER CO. D/B/A CROWN VANTAGE & a. v. CITY OF BERLIN

December 30, 1997

• 94-442, 96-006, THE STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE v. ISSAM GIBRAN RAYES
• 95-607, MIAMI SUBS CORPORATION v. MURRAY FAMILY TRUST
• 95-863, THE STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE v. ALEXANDER R. COLE
• 96-826, THE STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE v. ARNOLD FISH & a.

December 29, 1997

• 96-258, JOHN AND DIANNA PEABODY v. TOWN OF WINDHAM
• 96-195, THE STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE v. JAMES E. RYAN
• 95-522, THE STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE v. JASON ROTHE

December 17, 1997

• 97-001, CLAREMONT SCHOOL DISTRICT & a. v. GOVERNOR & a.

December 09, 1997

• 96-305, DIANNE K. (MARCOUX) LINTEAU v. ROBERT W. GAUTHIER
• 96-188, THE STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE v. KEITH PATCH

December 04, 1997

• 95-865, CONCORD ORTHOPAEDICS PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION v. H. JAMES FORBES, M.D.
• LD-96-009, DOHERTY'S CASE

November 19, 1997

• 95-877, THE STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE v. DONNA SUMMERS
• 96-229, FLORENCE BONNEVILLE v. EDWARD BONNEVILLE & a.

November 14, 1997

• 95-404, SCOTT CHANDLER v. MELODY MCGALL BISHOP
• 96-709, WAYNE E. MOSIER, SR. v. DONALD KINLEY, M.D.
• 97-036, In re JASON FARRELL

November 06, 1997

• 95-753, THE STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE v. JOHN BARTON
• 96-125, JACOB M. ATWOOD v. STEPHEN D. AND KRISTIE L. OWENS
• 96-278, THE STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE v. MICHAEL SULLIVAN

November 03, 1997

• 95-500, LSP v. TOWN OF GILFORD
• 95-687, BREWSTER ACADEMY v. TOWN OF WOLFEBORO
• 96-759, KATHLEEN PRICE v. BIC CORPORATION

October 29, 1997

• 93-128, BROOKLINE SCHOOL DISTRICT v. BIRD, INC.
• 96-169, THE STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE v. MELVIN GRAHAM
• 96-740, LAROSE & a. v. SUPERINTENDENT, HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY CORRECTION ADMIN.

October 1, 1997

• 95-476, K & J ASSOCIATES & a. v. CITY OF LEBANON & a. 
• 95-520, ELAINE A. OLSON v. TOWN OF FITZWILLIAM
• 95-868, W. RAY WALKER v. DONALD W. AND FRANCES M. PERCY

September 26, 1997

• 95-864, RONALD L. & MARJORIE A. CALABRARO v. METROPOLITAN PROP.& CAS. INS. CO.
• 96-007, CASICO, INC. v. CITY OF MANCHESTER
• 96-152, STATE v. GORDON K. PARKER
• 96-244, STATE v. ALFRED THIBEDAU

September 23, 1997

• 95-618, APPEAL OF GERALD GELINAS (NH Compensation Appeals Board)
• 95-706, GERALD GAUCHER v. COLD SPRINGS RV CORP
• 95-758, GEORGE D. CULOTTA & a. v. NH DEPARTMENT OF LABOR & a.

September 18, 1997

• 92-577, A.J. CAMERON SOD FARMS, INC. v. CONTINENTAL INSURANCE COMPANY & a.
• 95-581, APPEAL OF KEVIN G. BARRY
  (Board of Trustees of the City of Manchester Employees' Contributory Retirement System)
• 96-771, MARY G. KIBBE v. TOWN OF MILTON & a.

August 25, 1997

• 95-648, THE STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE v. EDWARD SILVA

August 14, 1997

• 96-026, THE STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE v. CHARLES BOETTI
• 96-119, HILCO, INC. AND DIVERSIFIED FINANCIAL SYSTEMS, INC. v. H. O. AND J. M. LENENTINE

August 11, 1997

• 95-882, NH CHALLENGE, INC. & a. v. COMMISSIONER, NH DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION & a.
• 95-887, APPEAL OF ROBERT GELINAS (New Hampshire Compensation Appeals Board)

August 6, 1997

• 95-670, TAMARA C. OLBRES & a. v. HAMPTON COOPERATIVE BANK
• 95-873, THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF NEW YORK, FSB v. TOWN OF PEMBROKE
• 96-058, THE STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE v. DAVID WALTERS

July 28, 1997

• 96-190, The State of NH v. Enrico Paone
• 96-212, The State of NH v. Stephen Duguay

July 23, 1997

• 95-829, Appeal of Thomas Jackson (New Hampshire Compensation Appeals Board)
• 95-846, Mark Lorette v. Peter-Sam Investment Properties & a.
• 96-134, Holden Engineering & Surveying, Inc. v. Law Offices of Raymond P. D'Amante, P.A. & a.

July 18, 1997

• 95-755, Lawrence M. Hoepp v. State Farm Insurance Company
• 95-788, Richard C. Follender v. Carl P. Scheidegg
• 95-796, 95-811, The State of NH v. Eric Harnum

July 15, 1997

• 95-557, Kevork B. Keshishian, M.D. v. CMC Radiologists & a.
• 95-685, Peter A. Johnson v. Cathy R. Coe

July 10, 1997

• 94-850, The State of NH v. Raymond F Hennessey
• 95-321, The State of NH v. Edward Ringuette

July 7, 1997

• 96-236, Rodney F. Hudson v. Farm Family Mutual Insurance Company
• 95-860, The State of NH v. Bruce Ranger

July 1, 1997

• 95-819, The State of NH v. Thomas Crosby
• 95-429, The State of NH v. Joel Hungerford
  95-429, The State of NH v. John A. Morahan

June 23, 1997

• 97-217, Opinion of the Justices (Municipal Tax Exemptions for Industrial Construction)
• 97-308, Opinion of the Justices (Property Taxation of Telephone Poles)

June 19, 1997

• 95-451, 95-453, The State of NH v. Sean Croft
• 95-733, The State of NH v. Paul Comeau, Jr.
• 96-232, The State of NH v. Richard R. Burr

.June 5, 1997

• 95-659, Concord Hospital v. NH Medical Malpractice Joint Underwriting Association
• 96-029, The State of NH v. Kelsey A. Martin
• 96-076, Appeal of Edward L. Rowan, M.D. (NH Board of Medicine)

May 28, 1997

• 95-555, Appeal of James A. Hooker (NH Compensation Appeals Board)
• 95-641, Sandra J. Benoit v. Test Systems, Inc.
• 96-025, The State of NH v. William R. Daniel

May 22, 1997

• 94-774, The State of NH v. Zeta Chi Fraternity
• 96-672, In re Nicholas G.

May 9, 1997

• 95-880, The State of NH v. Jay Laudarowicz
• 96-045, The State of NH v. Frank Taylor
• 96-049, The State of NH v. William McBreairty

May 6, 1997

• LD-94-001, Henderson's Case
  LD-95-003
  LD-95-005
• 95-454, The State of NH v. Elizabeth Winn
• 95-857, The State of NH v. William S. Webber

May 2, 1997

• 95-448, Lutkus v. Lutkus (Opinion Dated January 23, 1997 Modified)

April 29, 1997

• 95-797, Lakeview Homeowners Association v. Moulton Construction, Inc.
• 95-851, Appeal of Winford A. Chickering, Jr. (NH Compensation Appeals Board)
• 95-867, Appeal of City of Keene (Cheshire County Commissioners)
• 96-380, The State of NH v. Shawn Kierstead

April 24, 1997

• 95-661, Appeal of City of Nashua Board of Education (NH Public Employee Labor Relations Board)
• 95-736, Tammy Huguelet v. Allstate Insurance Company
• 95-763, Baybank v. Catamount Construction, Inc. & a.

April 23, 1997

• 95-721, Kathy Belcher & a. v. Dennis M. Harrison, Ph. D. (Withdrawn)

April 21, 1997

• 95-220, Joseph B. Mahan, III & a. v. NH Department of Administrative Service
• 95-502, Michael W. Bruzga v. PMR Architects, P.C. n/f/k/a Page/Michaelis Associates & a.
• 96-514, Mary E. Seufert v. Christopher J. Seufert

April 16, 1997

• 95-626, Appeal of Lloyd V. Sutfin, D.D.S. (NH Board of Dental Examiners)
• 95-703, Janet Carrier v. Bruce M. McLlarky D/B/A Assured Plumbing & Heating
• 95-761, Ernest S. Simonds v. City of Manchester

April 11, 1997

• 95-427, Appeal of Ruediger H. Grimm, Ph.D. (NH Board of Examiners of Psychology and Mental Health Practice)
• 95-573, John Voelbel v. Town of Bridgewater
• 95-645, The Byblos Corporation v. Salem Farm Realty Trust & a.

April 8, 1997

• 93-825, 95-380, The State of NH v. Steven Gordon
• 95-151, Larry D. Thomas v. Edgar & Beverly Crete
• 95-335, Robert & Loretta Brouillard v. Prudential Property & Casualty Insurance Co

April 3, 1997

• SMC-96-006, Application of T.J.S.
• 95-852, Ernest T. Smith, III & a. v. NH Department of Revenue Administration & a.

March 17, 1997

• 95-053, Putnam Lumber Company, Inc. v. Eddie Nash & Sons, Inc.
• 95-664, NH Division of Human Services v. Ralph R. Allard & a.
• 95-745, Victor M. Bragg v. Director, NH Division of Motor Vehicles

March 12, 1997

• 95-330, The State of NH v. David Prevost
• 95-381, State of NH v. Hebert F. Millette
• 95-567, In re Estate of Katherine F. Washburn
• 95-608 Appeal of Jonathan Newcomb

March 7, 1997

• 94-328, The State of NH v. Sidney Henderson
• 95-061, Samuel Proctor v. Winslow MacDonald
• 95-156, In re Estate of Edward R. Laura, Sr.
• 95-707, The State of NH v. Matthew McMinn

February 1997

• No Opinions were released this month

January 31, 1997

• 94-288, The State of NH v. Michael Martel
• 95-420, Appeal of Paul E. Zimmerman (NH Public Utilities Commission)

January 28, 1997

• 94-198, Thomas LeBlanc v. American Honda Motor Co., Inc.
• 95-510, Michele J. LeBlanc v. Randall C. Berube and Karen L. Berube
• 95-576, Lynne Cheever, Administrator, Estate of Cory Cheever v. S. NH Regional Medical Center & a.
• 95-601, Jean M. Townsend v. Emile J. Legere d/b/a Beechbrook Apartments

January 24, 1997

• 96-280, Opinion of the Justices (Prior Sexual Assault Evidence)

January 23, 1997

• 94-443, The State of NH v. Carleton Haley
• 95-448, David V. Lutkus F/N/F Brandon Lutkus v. Linda J. Lutkus & a.
• 95-676, The State of NH v. David Prevost