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Opinions in New Hampshire that cite Pepin v. Beaulieu, 151 A.2d 230.
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Appeal of Franklin Lodge of Elks 1280 BPOE
864 A.2d 325
N.H. 2004
“It was early held that ‘every statute, which takes away or impairs vested rights, acquired under existing laws, or creates a new obligation, *568 imposes a new duty, or attaches a new disability, in respect to transactions or considerations already past, must be deemed retrospective----’ ” Pepin v. Beaulieu, 102 N.H. 84, 89 (1959) (quoting Woart v. Winnick, 3 N.H. 473, 479 (1826)).
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Opinion of the Justices
627 A.2d 92
N.H. 1993
Pepin v. Beaulieu, 102 N.H. 84, 89, 151 A.2d 230, 235 (1959) (quotation omitted).
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Slovenski v. State
561 A.2d 1072
N.H. 1989
Furthermore, they argue that, because the amendments were remedial legislation, they are presumed to apply retroactively.
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Norton v. Patten
480 A.2d 190
N.H. 1984
“[A] retrospective Statute does not contravene the provision of Art. 23d, Bill of Rights, N.H. Constitution, if it affects the remedy only and is not oppressive or unjust.” Pepin v. Beaulieu, 102 N.H. 84, 89-90, 151 A.2d 230, 235 (1959); see Gelinas v. Mackey, 123 N.H. 690, 695, 465 A.2d 498, 501 (1983); Wallace v. Stearns, 96 N.H. 367, 369, 77 A.2d 109, 111 (1950).
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State v. Ballou
481 A.2d 260
N.H. 1984
already past....’” State v. Vashaw, supra at 637, 312 A.2d at 693 (quoting Pepin v. Beaulieu, 102 N.H. 84, 89, 151 A.2d 230, 235 (1959) (quoting Woart v. Winnick, 3 N.H. 473, 479 (1826))).
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Gelinas v. MacKey
465 A.2d 498
N.H. 1983
Lozier v. Brown Co., 121 N.H. 67, 70, 426 A.2d 29, 31 (1981); Pepin v. Beaulieu, 102 N.H. 84, 89-90, 151 A.2d 230, 235 (1959).
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Harris v. Adams
459 A.2d 241
N.H. 1983
“The presumption that a statute applies prospectively only is reversed when its purpose is remedial or a contrary intent is shown.” Pepin v. Beaulieu, 102 N.H. 84, 89, 151 A.2d 230, 235 (1959).
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Michael v. City of Rochester
407 A.2d 819
N.H. 1979
Pepin v. Beaulieu, 102 N.H. 84, 151 A.2d 230 (1959); Woart v. Winnick, 3 N.H. 473 (1826).
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Lessard v. City of Manchester Fire Department
382 A.2d 365
N.H. 1978
Furthermore, to apply the subsequent amendments of RSA ch. 281 to an injury sustained in 1968 would be to apply the amendments so as to “create a new obligation, impose a new duty or attach a new disability in respect to past transactions.” Pepin v. Beaulieu, 102 N.H. 84, 90, 151 A.2d 230, 236 (1959); compare Shannon v. Foster, 115 N.H. 699, 701, 349 A.2d 591, 593 (1975).
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North American Manufacturing, Inc. v. Crown International, Inc.
335 A.2d 660
N.H. 1975
The result would be to take away or impair “ ‘vested rights, acquired [by the defendants] under existing laws.’” Pepin v. Beaulieu, 102 N.H. 84, 89, 151 A.2d 230, 235 (1959); State v. Vashaw, 113 N.H. 636, 312 A.2d 692 (1973); 2 J. Sutherland, Statutory Construction § 41.06, at 269 (4th ed. C. Sands 1972, Supp. 1974).
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Estate of Kennett v. State
333 A.2d 452
N.H. 1975
More than a century later, this court, in Pepin v. Beaulieu, 102 N.H. 84, 89, 151 A.2d 230, 235 (1959), cited the following passage from this same Woart v. Winnick, 3 N.H. 473, 479 (1826), as to what constitutes a retrospective law pertaining to civil matters.
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Smith v. Sampson
325 A.2d 796
N.H. 1974
Pepin v. Beaulieu, 102 N.H. 84, 90, 151 A.2d 230, 236 (1959); New Eng.
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Hayes v. LeBlanc
316 A.2d 187
N.H. 1974
Pepin v. Beaulieu, 102 N.H. 84, 89, 151 A.2d 230, 235 (1959); 1 A. Sutherland, Statutory Construction §§ 22.35-.36 (4th ed. C. Sands 1972).
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Mihoy v. Proulx
313 A.2d 723
N.H. 1973
I, art. 23; see Pepin v. Beaulieu, 102 N.H. 84, 89, 151 A.2d 230, 235 (1959); see Annot., 98 A.L.R.2d 1105 (1964).
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State v. Vashaw
312 A.2d 692
N.H. 1973
already past----’”Pepin v. Beaulieu, 102 N.H. 84, 89, 151 A.2d 230, 235 (1959) (quoting Woart v. Winnick, 3 N.H. 473, 479 (1826)).
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Opinion of the Justices
306 A.2d 55
N.H. 1973
Pepin v. Beaulieu, 102 N.H. 84, 89-90, 151 A.2d 230, 235 (1959); *291 Hartford Accident & Indent.
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Hartford Accident & Indemnity Co. v. Duvall
300 A.2d 732
N.H. 1973
Moreover since the requirement *31 of the statute affects the remedy only, it will not conflict with article 23, part I of the constitution provided it is not oppressive or unjust.
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Hobart v. Duvall
297 A.2d 667
N.H. 1972
Ewing v. Frank, 103 R.I. 96, 234 A.2d 840 (1967); see Pepin v. Beaulieu, 102 N.H. 84, 151 A.2d 230 (1959).
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Property Owners Ass'n at Suissevale, Inc. v. Sholley
284 A.2d 915
N.H. 1971
The presumption that a statute applies prospectively is reversed when its purpose is remedial.
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State v. Peter Salvucci & Sons, Inc.
281 A.2d 164
N.H. 1971
Laws 1963, ch. 293; RSA 524:1-b (supp.) Hanchett v. Brezner Tanning Co., 107 N.H. 236, 241, 221 A.2d 246, 249 (1966); Pepin v. Beaulieu, 102 N.H. 84, 89, 151 A.2d 230, 235 (1959).
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Roman Catholic Bishop of Manchester v. Nyhan
270 A.2d 906
N.H. 1970
The defendant’s right to interest is not open to serious question.
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Jackson v. Emile J. Legere, Inc.
265 A.2d 18
N.H. 1970
Plaintiff’s physician, although a general practitioner and not a cardiologist, was nevertheless qualified to give his opinion (Ricker v. Mathews, 94 N.H. 313, 53 A.2d 196; Pepin v. Beaulieu, 102 N.H. 84, 151 A.2d 230) and the fact that his testimony did not establish a causal relationship between plaintiff’s work and his heart attack with absolute certainty and contained some cause *255 for doubt does not as a matter of law remove it from the court’s consideration.