Legal Opinion

New Hampshire Department of Corrections v. Butland

Supreme Court of New Hampshire

Decided May 7, 2002No. 2000-803PublishedCited by 33 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtDalianis, J.

The defendant, Susan Asselin Butland, appeals from an order of the Superior Court (McGuire, J.) setting aside a decision of the New Hampshire Commission for Human Rights (HRC) awarding her damages for sexual harassment that occurred while she was working for the plaintiff, New Hampshire Department of Corrections (DOC). We affirm.

The relevant facts follow. On June 16, 1997, the defendant reported to two supervisors that, on June 12,1997, she had been sexually harassed by another correctional officer. She informed them that the officer had said that she appeared stressed and that he should take…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Burlington Industries, Inc. v. EllerthSupreme Court of the United States · 1998
  2. Annabelle Lipsett v. University of Puerto RicoCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1988
  3. Susan McKENZIE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1996
  4. Lesley A. PARKINS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CIVIL CONSTRUCTORS OF ILLINOIS, INC., D/B/A the Helm Group, Inc., Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1998
  5. State v. LambertSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 2001

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3Cited by33 opinions

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  5. LaMontagne Builders, Inc. v. Bowman Brook Purchase GroupSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 2003

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