Amoskeag Trust Co. v. Preston

107 N.H. 330 (1966)

AMOSKEAG TRUST COMPANY & a.

v.

PEARLE W. PRESTON & a.

No. 5497.

Supreme Court of New Hampshire.

Argued June 8, 1966.

Decided July 29, 1966.

Wiggin, Nourie, Sundeen, Nassikas & Pingree for the plaintiffs, filed no brief.

Booth, Wadleigh, Langdell, Starr & Peters (Mr. William J. Starr, Jr. orally), for the defendants Smith and Davison.

Devine, Millimet, McDonough, Stahl & Branch and John S. Holland (Mr. Holland orally), for the defendant Pearle W. Preston.

BLANDIN, J.

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