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William Alvan Grimes

Supreme Court of New Hampshire · Appointed January 1, 1966

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Judicial record

76 opinions where William Alvan Grimes sat on the panel, spanning 1967–1980.

28 Majority authored
48 Dissents

By court

  • N.H. 76

By disposition

  • Other 28
  • Remanded 18
  • Dismissed 11
  • Vacated 4
  • Affirmed 1

Panel votes per year

How William Alvan Grimes's panel-seat count has shifted year by year. Overlaid with Laurence Ilsley Duncan for comparison (drop the overlay).

0 2 4 6 8 10 1948 1953 1958 1963 1968 1973 1978 1980 1967: 4 votes — William Alvan Grimes 1968: 4 votes — William Alvan Grimes 1969: 7 votes — William Alvan Grimes 1970: 5 votes — William Alvan Grimes 1971: 7 votes — William Alvan Grimes 1972: 8 votes — William Alvan Grimes 1973: 8 votes — William Alvan Grimes 1974: 8 votes — William Alvan Grimes 1975: 8 votes — William Alvan Grimes 1976: 9 votes — William Alvan Grimes 1977: 4 votes — William Alvan Grimes 1979: 3 votes — William Alvan Grimes 1980: 1 vote — William Alvan Grimes 1948: 3 votes — Laurence Ilsley Duncan 1949: 6 votes — Laurence Ilsley Duncan 1950: 5 votes — Laurence Ilsley Duncan 1951: 5 votes — Laurence Ilsley Duncan 1952: 4 votes — Laurence Ilsley Duncan 1953: 2 votes — Laurence Ilsley Duncan 1954: 2 votes — Laurence Ilsley Duncan 1956: 1 vote — Laurence Ilsley Duncan 1957: 4 votes — Laurence Ilsley Duncan 1958: 3 votes — Laurence Ilsley Duncan 1959: 4 votes — Laurence Ilsley Duncan 1960: 1 vote — Laurence Ilsley Duncan 1961: 4 votes — Laurence Ilsley Duncan 1962: 6 votes — Laurence Ilsley Duncan 1963: 2 votes — Laurence Ilsley Duncan 1965: 3 votes — Laurence Ilsley Duncan 1966: 4 votes — Laurence Ilsley Duncan 1968: 3 votes — Laurence Ilsley Duncan 1970: 1 vote — Laurence Ilsley Duncan 1972: 1 vote — Laurence Ilsley Duncan 1973: 1 vote — Laurence Ilsley Duncan 1974: 3 votes — Laurence Ilsley Duncan 1976: 1 vote — Laurence Ilsley Duncan
  • William Alvan Grimes
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Most-frequent co-panelists

Judges who appeared on the same opinions. aligned = same bucket (both majority, both dissent); partial = concurred in result but wrote separately; split = the meaningful disagreement (majority vs dissent).

Recent opinions

15 most recent opinions where William Alvan Grimes sat on the panel.

Docket Court Filed Disposition Case
79-226 N.H. 1980-11-13 — Scarborough v. R.T.P. Enterprises, Inc.
78-271 N.H. 1979-08-20 Remanded Corso v. Merrill
79-042 N.H. 1979-08-20 Dismissed State v. Smith
78-225 N.H. 1979-03-23 Exceptions overruled Snow v. City of Rochester
7773 N.H. 1977-10-31 — Woodburn v. Chapman
7726 N.H. 1977-10-17 — Brooks v. R. A. Clark's Garage, Inc.
7621 N.H. 1977-03-31 Plaintiff’s exception overruled Brady v. Duran
7407 N.H. 1977-01-31 — Treat v. State
7299 N.H. 1976-12-30 — Beaudoin v. Rye Beach Village District
7402 N.H. 1976-12-30 — City of Laconia v. Becraft
7342 N.H. 1976-11-30 Dismissed State v. Meloon
7325 N.H. 1976-09-30 Remanded Ouellette v. Blanchard
7383 N.H. 1976-07-30 Dismissed Bennett v. Thomson
7030 N.H. 1976-05-29 Exception overruled Camire v. Scieszka
7220 N.H. 1976-05-29 Exception sustained Ahern v. Hough