New Hampshire Appellate Opinions

Published opinions of the New Hampshire Supreme Court and Court of Appeals, collated from public records. 5 opinions matched.

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2019-0100 N.H. 2019-12-19 James Faro & a. v. Land's End Association
… ing their motion for contempt against the defendant, Land’s End Association. “A civil contempt action arises from a private wrong in which the defendant causes harm to the plaintiff by . . . fail[ing] to comply with a court order.” Duval v. …
2019-0191 N.H. 2019-10-10 Alan Armstrong & a. v. Maria Giakoumakis & a.
… ble to the prejudice of their case. Id. at 252. The trial court’s discretion in civil contempt proceedings extends to the fashioning of a remedy that is remedial, coercive, and for the benefit of the complaining party. See In the Matter of …
2018-0130 N.H. 2019-07-09 State v. David Vincelette
… presided over the criminal contempt trial but did not preside over the previous civil contempt proceedings. The pertinent facts are as follows. The Town-owned nature preserve is accessed by a deeded right of way that crosses land whe …
2017-0409 N.H. 2018-06-05 State v. David Burris
… of the courts to compel testimony, after a grant of immunity, by use of civil contempt and coerced imprisonment. Also, given adequate immunity, the State may plainly insist that employees either answer questions under …
2017-0434 N.H. 2018-03-29 State v. Lorraine P. Lanciaux
… tter of Brownell & Brownell, 163 N.H. 593, 601 (2012) (describing trial court’s civil contempt power). Once the defendant’s competence was questioned, the trial court was required to hold a hearing, see Bertrand, 123 N.H. at 728, determine …