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Opinions in New Hampshire that cite Appeal of Town of Hampton Falls, 498 A.2d 304.
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Appeal of Town of Seabrook
44 A.3d 518
N.H. 2012
Appeal of Town of Hampton Falls, 126 N.H. 805 (1985); Appeal of Public Serv.
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State Employees Ass'n Local 1984 v. New Hampshire Division of Personnel
965 A.2d 1116
N.H. 2009
We acknowledge that “[t]he legislature’s choice of language is deemed to be meaningful,” Conrad, 140 N.H. at 251, and that we generally “assume[] that whenever the legislature enacts a provision, it has in mind previous statutes relating to the same subject matter,” Appeal of Town of Hampton Falls, 126 N.H. 805, 809 (1985) (quotation omitted).
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Appeal of Town of Rindge (Nh Dept. of Envt'l Svcs.)
959 A.2d 188
N.H. 2008
See, e.g., Appeal of Town of Hampton Falls, 126 N.H. 805, 810-11, 815 (1985) (upholding a tax exemption for a water cooling device at a nuclear power plant where the device was required to comply with the Water Pollution Act).
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North Country Environmental Services v. State
943 A.2d 786
N.H. 2008
See, e.g., Appeal of City of Berlin, 131 N.H. 285, 289 (1988); Appeal of Town of Hampton Falls, 126 N.H. 805, 808-09 (1985).
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Appeal of Town of Bethlehem
911 A.2d 1
N.H. 2006
Appeal of Town of Hampton Falls, 126 N.H. 805, 809 (1985).
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Appeal of Town of Newington
821 A.2d 1100
N.H. 2003
Appeal of Town of Hampton Falls, 126 N.H. 805, 812-13 (1985).
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Thomas Tool Services, Inc. v. Town of Croydon
761 A.2d 439
N.H. 2000
“Although an amicus curiae is permitted to make useful suggestions to the court on matters of law which may escape the court’s attention, an amicus curiae is bound by the issues presented by the parties.” Appeal of Town of Hampton Falls, 126 N.H. 805, 814, 498 A.2d 304, 310 (1985) (citation omitted).
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Gisonni v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance
687 A.2d 709
N.H. 1996
We assume that the legislature was fully aware of this language when it added the elective coverage provision referring only to “amount.” See Appeal of Town of Hampton Falls, 126 N.H. 805, 809-10, 498 A.2d 304, 307 (1985).
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Bradley v. City of Manchester
682 A.2d 1194
N.H. 1996
In addressing this argument, we keep in mind that “all statutes upon the same subject-matter are to be considered in *335 interpreting any one of them.” Appeal of Town of Hampton Falls, 126 N.H. 805, 809, 498 A.2d 304, 307 (1985) (quotation omitted); cf. Healey v. Town of New Durham, 140 N.H. 232, 236, 665 A.2d 360, 365 (1995) (in general, rules of statutory construction apply to interpretation of zoning ordinances).
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Barksdale v. Town of Epsom
618 A.2d 814
N.H. 1992
Finally, we examine other portions of RSA chapter 76, because “all statutes upon the same subject-matter are to be consid *516 ered in interpreting any one of them.” Appeal of Town of Hampton Falls, 126 N.H. 805, 809, 498 A.2d 304, 307 (1985) (quotation omitted).
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Cannata v. Town of Deerfield
566 A.2d 162
N.H. 1989
RSA 21:2; Appeal of Town of Hampton Falls, 126 N.H. 805, 809, 498 A.2d 304, 307 (1985).
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In re Strandell
562 A.2d 173
N.H. 1989
Appeal of Town of Hampton Falls, 126 N.H. 805, 814, 498 A.2d 304, 310 (1985).
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Appeal of City of Berlin
553 A.2d 758
N.H. 1988
Appeal of Town of Hampton Falls, 126 N.H. 805, 812, 498 A.2d 304, 309 (1985).
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Hodge v. Allstate Insurance
546 A.2d 1078
N.H. 1988
The words and phrases of a statute are to be given their common and approved usage, provided the term has no “technical or otherwise peculiar meaning.” Appeal of Town of Hampton Falls, 126 N.H. 805, 809, 498 A.2d 304, 307 (1985); RSA 21:2.
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Ellis v. Royal Insurance
530 A.2d 303
N.H. 1987
We have held that the words of a statute are the touchstone of legislative intent, Appeal of Locke, 127 N.H. 403, 405, 503 A.2d 754, 755 (1985), and that the words thereof will be given their usual meaning, see Appeal of Town of Hampton Falls, 126 N.H. 805, 809, 498 A.2d 304, 307 (1985).