Legal Opinion
Lassonde v. Stanton
Supreme Court of New Hampshire
Decided August 15, 2008No. 2007-447PublishedCited by 50 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBroderick, C.J.
The defendants, Charles and Susan Stanton, appeal a judgment of the Superior Court (Vaughan, J.) finding them liable for breach of contract and defamation. The plaintiff, Harold Lassonde, III, doing business as Mountain View Construction, cross-appeals, challenging the amount of damages awarded on his defamation claim, and the trial court’s failure to include attorney’s fees and interest in his breach of contract award. We affirm in part, vacate in part, and remand.
I
After a bench trial, the trial court found the following facts. In May 2005, the Stantons entered into a contract with Lassonde…
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