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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Court |
Filed |
Disposition |
Case |
| 2019-0100 |
N.H. |
2019-12-19 |
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James Faro & a. v. Land's End Association
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… 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. …
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| 2019-0191 |
N.H. |
2019-10-10 |
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Alan Armstrong & a. v. Maria Giakoumakis & a.
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… 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 …
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| 2018-0130 |
N.H. |
2019-07-09 |
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State v. David Vincelette
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… 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 …
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| 2017-0409 |
N.H. |
2018-06-05 |
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State v. David Burris
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… 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 …
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| 2017-0434 |
N.H. |
2018-03-29 |
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State v. Lorraine P. Lanciaux
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… 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 …
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