Supreme Court

1999 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 30, 1999

• 98-052, JOHN VOELBEL v. TOWN OF BRIDGEWATER
• 98-239, THE STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE v. WAYNE MCLELLAN

December 30, 1999

• 97-001, CLAREMONT SCHOOL DISTRICT & a. v. GOVERNOR & a. (costs and attorney's fees)

December 30, 1999

• 97-614, THE STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE v. RAYMOND X. FLYNN
• 98-150, BARBARA SIMPSON v. WAL-MART STORES, INC. d/b/a SAM'S CLUB
• 98-383, KIMBERLY M. FABICH v. ROBERT A. FABICH, SR.
• 98-743, In re CRAIG T. AND MEGAN T.

December 29, 1999

• 97-586, APPEAL OF THE NEW ENGLAND HEART INSTITUTE AND MAINE MEDICAL CENTER(NHHSP&RB)
• 97-837, APPEAL OF NEW HAMPSHIRE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (NHPELRB)
• 98-033, DARLENE KING-JENNINGS, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS PARENT AND NEXT FRIEND OF AUSTIN D. JENNINGS AND HALLIE S. JENNINGS v.LIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY
• 98-123, IN RE ESTATE OF DAVID R. PRATT

December 28, 1999

• 97-289 THE STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE v. KEVIN LAURENT
• 97-390 PAULINE G. LAFLAMME v. GASTON N. LAFLAMME
• 97-550, APPEAL OF FRANK J. COFFEY (New Hampshire Department of Labor)
• 97-738, APPEAL OF PITTSFIELD SCHOOL DISTRICT (NH Public Employee Labor Relations Board)
• 98-143, THE STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE v. BRIAN SULLIVAN

December 21, 1999

• 97-820, CRAIG J. AND CHRISINDA BOWDEN v. COMMISSIONER, NEW HAMPSHIRE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION & a.
• 97-843, ROBERT J. THOMAS v. GEORGE R. AND PRISCILLA A. FINGER
• 97-905, BANK OF NEW HAMPSHIRE v. EDWARD J. SCANLON
• 98-044, CHRISTIE M. WEST v. THOMAS M. TURCHIOE
  98-315, THOMAS M. TURCHIOE v. CHRISTIE M. WEST

December 16, 1999

• 97-560, THE STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE v. CHARLES DORVAL, JR.
• 97-585, TRACY SCHNEIDER v. PLYMOUTH STATE COLLEGE & a.
• 97-656, THE STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE v. CONSOLIDATED RECYCLING, INC. & a.
• 97-663, THE STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE v. MARK J. HILTON
• 97-715, THE STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE v. PAUL YOUNG
• 97-797, THE STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE v. SUSAN MEISSNER

December 13, 1999

• 97-159, RICHARD NEVILLE & a. v. HIGHFIELDS FARM, INC. & a.
• 97-334, APPEAL OF TOWN OF STRATHAM (New Hampshire Public Employee Labor Relations Board)
• 97-354, THE STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE v. ROBERT THERRIEN
• 97-416, GEORGE TSIATSIOS & a. v. JANICE TSIATSIOS
• 97-426, WILHEMINA MILLIS v. GARY FOUTS
• 97-458, In re JUSTIN D.

December 8, 1999

• 97-141, APPEAL OF THE CITY OF MANCHESTER (New Hampshire Public Employee Labor Relations Board)
• 97-161, 97-373, JOHN J. KEATING, ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ESTATE OF MICHAEL J. KEATING & a. v. UNITED INSTRUMENTS, INC. & a.
• 97-206, THE STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE v. TROY HAMMOND
• 97-888, THE STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE v. ALLEN D. GOULD
• 97-482, THE STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE v. TIMOTHY SCOVILL

December 7, 1999

• 99-346, OPINION OF THE JUSTICES (Municipal Tax Exemptions for Electric Utility Personal Property)

December 3, 1999

• 97-156, THE STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE v. DANNY LOCKE
• 97-296, THE STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE v. TIMOTHY KERWIN
• 97-912, BENJAMIN AND ROSEMARY BREWSTER v. TOWN OF AMHERST & a.

November 30, 1999

• 97-508, DOVER MILLS PARTNERSHIP v. COMMERCIAL UNION INSURANCE COMPANIES d/b/a AMERICAN EMPLOYERS INSURANCE COMPANY
• 98-079, ELAINE M. SUNDBERG & a. v. GREENVILLE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT & a.
  THEO A. DE WINTER v. TOWN OF GREENVILLE
• 98-166, STEWART F. GROSSMAN, TRUSTEE OF THE MURRAY CREDITORS' TRUST v. DAVID W. MURRAY, INDIVIDUALLY AND DAVID W. MURRAY d/b/a ERIN REALTY COMPANY, d/b/a SECOND LEASING COMPANY, d/b/a CHARMING FARE COUNTRY CLUB, d/b/a LEASED RESTAURANT EQUIPMENT COMPANY

November 23, 1999

• 97-273, APPEAL OF THE CITY OF MANCHESTER (New Hampshire Public Employee Labor Relations Board)
• 98-038, APPEAL OF AMALGAMATED TRANSIT UNION, LOCAL 717 (New Hampshire Public Employee Labor Relations Board)
• 98-060, IRA A. AND RACHEL M. ROYER v. CATHOLIC MEDICAL CENTER

November 18, 1999

• 96-686, DENNIS BEZANSON, TRUSTEE OF ATOM CONTRACTING, INC. v. HAMPSHIRE MEADOWS DEVELOPMENT CORP.
• 96-810, ETHEL M. AHRENDT, INDIVIDUALLY AND BY AND THROUGH JANE BATTS, UNDER A DURABLE POWER OF ATTORNEY v. GRANITE BANK
• 98-208, THE STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE v. WALTER BECKERT

November 5, 1999

• 95-589, BIANCO PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION & a. v. THE HOME INSURANCE COMPANY

November 2, 1999

• 98-061, THE STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE v. ARTHUR DIXON
• 98-110, 98-111 PREMIER CAPITAL, INC. v. CHARLES A. GALLAGHER & a.

October 28, 1999

• 97-875, ELEANOR SMITH & a. v. DAVID AND ALICE SHEPARD
• 98-047, TAYLOR SOPER v. LINDA PURDY

October 25, 1999

• 97-700, THE STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE v. GUY HATT
• 97-742, THE STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE v. NORMAN BATCHELDER
• 97-779, CATERPILLAR INC. & a. v. NH DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE ADMINISTRATION & a.

October 20, 1999

• 97-589, THE STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE v. WARREN GOODALE
• 97-610, SARA A. WYATT v. MARYLAND CASUALTY COMPANY & a.
• 97-613, THE STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE v. ROBERT A. RICCI, JR.

October 15, 1999 (1:00pm Release)

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

October 15, 1999

• 96-683, THE STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE v. ALBERT ROSCITI
• 96-722, APPEAL OF JAMES BELLISLE (New Hampshire Compensation Appeals Board)
• 97-430, THE STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE v. ROBERT MONTGOMERY

October 13, 1999

• 98-016, AMERICAN EXPRESS TRAVEL v. DAVID MOSKOFF
• 98-288, APPEAL OF ROCKINGHAM COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT

September 8, 1999

• 97-410, THE STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE v. DAVID JOHNSON
• 97-620, APPEAL OF JESSICA WALKER (New Hampshire Compensation Appeals Board)
• 97-627, QUINN BROTHERS, INC. v. DAVID WHITEHOUSE d/b/a EAST COAST RENT-A-FENCE

September 2, 1999

• 97-071, SARAH JANE GORMAN v. NATIONAL GRANGE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY
• 97-133, KENNETH C. SPENGLER & a. v. WALTER AND BONNIE PORTER
• 97-272, ALLSTATE INSURANCE CO. v. JANEEN ARMSTRONG & a.

August 30, 1999

• LD-97-008, ROBERGE'S CASE
• LD-97-009, FELD'S CASE
• 97-515, IN RE BRITTANY L.
• 97-838, PETITION OF KERRY D.

August 6, 1999

• No. 97-647, NEW ENGLAND TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH COMPANY v. CITY OF ROCHESTER
• No. 97-908, JAMES AND ROSEMARY CURRIER v. AMERIGAS PROPANE, L.P.
• No. 98-085, APPEAL OF LOUIS P. COTE, JR. (New Hampshire Compensation Appeals Board)

August 3, 1999

• 97-399, APPEAL OF DONALD E. SAVAGE, JR. (New Hampshire Compensation Appeals Board)
• 97-459, 97-690, THE STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE v. ROBERT DINGMAN
• 97-637, THE STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE v. CHARLES JACKSON

July 29, 1999

• 96-762, DANIEL W. HARVEY v. DOUGLAS T. AND MARY M. HSU
• 96-838, THE STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE v. GARY PORTER
• 97-554, THE STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE v. WAYNE SARGENT

July 26, 1999

• 98-056, APPEAL OF NASWA MOTOR INN, INC. (New Hampshire Department of Labor)
• 98-161, APPEAL OF STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE (New Hampshire Department of Safety)
• 97-760, 98-226, JOSEPH J. FIUMARA, TRUSTEE
  SHIRETOWN REALTY TRUST v. HELEN ROBINSON & a.

July 21, 1999

• 97-522, APPEAL OF WILLIAM H. MORGAN, R.PH. (New Hampshire Board of Pharmacy)
• 97-617, THE STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE v. SCOTT FORD
• 97-666, THOMAS H. HANNIGAN & a. v. CITY OF CONCORD

July 16, 1999

• 97-147, APPEAL OF HILLSBORO-DEERING SCHOOL DISTRICT (NHPELRB)
• 97-415, THE STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE v. ROBERT R. MCMINN, JR.
• 97-476, FEDERAL BAKE SHOP v. FARMINGTON CASUALTY COMPANY

July 13, 1999

• 97-343, THE STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE v. DENNIS A. SMITH
• 97-357, RICHARD M. ROSENZWEIG v. TERRY L. MORTON
• 97-387, THE STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE v. ERIC BENNETT

July 8, 1999

• 97-151,97-414, JAMES D. MCKAY v. NEW HAMPSHIRE COMPENSATION APPEALS BOARD & a.
  APPEAL OF JAMES D. MCKAY (NHCAB)
• 96-750, JOSEPHINE B. MASSICOTTE v. ANTHONY JAMES MATUZAS
• 96-786, THE STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE v. KEVIN MERRITT

July 2, 1999

• 97-299, JOANNE F. SOMMERS v. JOSEPH F. SOMMERS
• 97-319, 97-717, THE STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   v. GERALDO GONZALEZ
• 97-393, KEVIN COLLINS & a. v. CITY OF MANCHESTER

June 29, 1999

• 96-763, THE STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE v. ROBERT BLAIR
• 97-282, DISABILITIES RIGHTS CENTER, INC. v. COMMISSIONER, NEW HAMPSHIRE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS & a.
• 97-290, APPEAL OF PAUL KRUZEL (NHCAB)

June 24, 1999

• 96-446, THE STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE v. DAVID COBB
• 97-405, G. WILLIAM PURDIE & a. v. ATTORNEY GENERAL

June 21, 1999

• 96-648, THE STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE v. ANTONIO MARTI
• 97-269, APPEAL OF PAUL RAINVILLE (NHCAB)
• 98-035, THE STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE v. THEODORE WARREN

June 16, 1999

• 94-438, CAROL FISCHER (FORMERLY HOOPER) v. DAVID HOOPER
• 96-210, APPEAL OF LINCOLN-WOODSTOCK COOPERATIVE SCHOOL DISTRICT (NHPELRB)
• 96-451, FARM FAMILY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY v. MARGARET ANN PECK

May 25, 1999

• 96-791, JOSEPH P. HURLEY v. TOWN OF HOLLIS
• 97-144, SUSAN HUGHES v. GIACOMO DISALVO
• 97-306, THE STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE v. BOUNLEUTH "PHENG" SINBANDITH

May 20, 1999

• 96-391, THE STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE v. SHELLEY WILLIAMS
• 96-706, GERTRUDE HOLL d/b/a B.J. BRICKER'S RESTAURANT v. CLAREMONT ASSOCIATES & a.

May 14, 1999

• 97-682, NANCY AND CHARLES HACKING, JR.,   AS PARENTS AND NEXT FRIENDS OF CHELSEA HACKING  v. TOWN OF BELMONT & a.
• 98-321, REJEAN LESSARD v. RUTH MARY CLARKE
  LUCIEN LAMBERT, ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ESTATE OF FRANCOISE LAMBERT v. RUTH MARY CLARKE

May 11, 1999

• 96-561, APPEAL OF TOWN OF PELHAM (NHBTLA)
• 96-758, NANCY MOULTON-GARLAND v. CABLETRON SYSTEMS, INC.

April 23, 1999

• 95-798, THE STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE v. CARL H. GRAF
• ORDER, 95-798, THE STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE v. CARL H. GRAF

April 21, 1999

• 97-553, MERRILL LYNCH FUTURES, INC. v. DAVID S. SANDS
• 97-730, GAIL S. HOFFMAN v. WALTER E. HOFFMAN, JR.
• 97-748, MARY C. TROVATO, EXECUTRIX OF THE ESTATE OF WILLIAM B. BOLTON v. THOMAS H. DEVEAU
• 97-783, 97-785, PETITION OF FLOYD W. HOYT, N.D. PETITION OF CAROLE E. ROBINSON, N.D. (NHBNE)

April 16, 1999

• 96-640, DENNIS MAHONEY v. SHAHEEN, CAPPIELLO, STEIN & GORDON, P.A. & a.
• 97-048, MUNDACA INVESTMENT CORPORATION v. DORIS M. FEBBA & a.
• 97-479, APPEAL OF CONRAD CHAPMAN (NHCAB)

April 13, 1999

• 95-589, BIANCO PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION & a. v. THE HOME INSURANCE COMPANY
  (Withdrawn and Re-Issued November 5, 1999)
• 96-439, APPEAL OF WAUSAU INSURANCE COMPANIES   (NHCAB)
• 96-588, JOSEPH W. SANDFORD, JR. v. TOWN OF WOLFEBORO & a.

 April 8, 1999

• 95-615, THE STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE v. MICHAEL ENO
• 97-054, THE STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE v. MICHAEL DAHOOD
• LD-97-012, MORGAN'S CASE

March 18, 1999

• 95-397, THE STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE v. DAVID PAULSEN
• 97-490, JOHN LANGLOIS v. ALAN AND MICHELLE POMERLEAU
• 97-574, THE STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE v. ELWIN MOSES

March 11, 1999

• 99-086, OPINION OF THE JUSTICES (Tax Plan Referendum)

March 10, 1999

• 97-349, THE CADLE COMPANY v. DENNIS PROULX
• 97-662, In re KEVIN E.
• 97-878, CHARLES G. DOUGLAS, III v. CAROLINE G. DOUGLAS

March 5, 1999

• 97-090, THE STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE v. DANIEL HODGDON
• 97-287, APPEAL OF RICHARD ROUTHIER (NHCAB)
• 97-311, GERARD CUSSON & a. v. DENNIS A. BEAUREGARD

March 2, 1999

• 95-835, RODERICK C. AND KATHLEEN HULL v. TOWN OF PLYMOUTH & a.
• 96-329, WILLIAM F. HOPKINS, JR. & a. v. FLEET BANK-NH
• 97-024, APPEAL OF LISBON REGIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICT (NH Public Employee Labor Relations Board)

February 25, 1999

• 96-355, APPEAL OF NEW HAMPSHIRE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (NHCAB)

• 96-849, THE STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE v. LEO RIDEOUT, JR.
• 97-257, THE STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE v. CHANEL J. COTE

February 19, 1999

• 96-358, APPEAL OF ROGER J. FILION (NHCAB)
  Withdrawn

February 18, 1999

• 96-500 & 96-816, Kathleen Taylor-Boren v. Andrew L. Isaac, Esq. & a.
  (Modified Opinion)
  
  96-500 & 96-816, Kathleen Taylor-Boren v. Andrew L. Isaac, Esq. & a.
  (Order)

February 9, 1999

• 94-061, ROBERT MARCOTTE, ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ESTATE OF NICHOLAS MARCOTTE v. TIMBERLANE/HAMPSTEAD SCHOOL DISTRICT & a.

February 8, 1999

• 96-366, WORKPLACE SYSTEMS, INC. v. CIGNA PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY & a.
• 96-655, JAMES J. GRAY & a. v. GERALD S. SEIDEL, JR. & a.
  96-655, JAMES J. GRAY & a. v. TOWN OF MEREDITH ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT
• 97-269, APPEAL OF PAUL RAINVILLE (New Hampshire Compensation Appeals Board)
  Withdrawn.

February 3, 1999

• 96-322, GEORGE T. HATHORN & a. v. WILLIAM R. LOFTUS
• 96-787, THE STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE v. DAVID FISCHER

January 15, 1999

• 95-798, THE STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE v. CARL H. GRAF
  Modified April 23, 1999
• ORDER, 95-798, THE STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE v. CARL H. GRAF
  
• 96-358, APPEAL OF ROGER J. FILION (NHCAB)
  Withdrawn February 19, 1999