Legal Opinion
Hewes v. Roby
Supreme Court of New Hampshire
Decided April 24, 1992No. 90-468PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Memorandum Opinion
BATCHELDER, J.
This is an action in negligence as well as an action pursuant to the dog bite statute, RSA 466:19. The case was *477tried in Superior Court (Smith, J.) before a jury on the statutory claim only and resulted in a verdict for the defendant. The plaintiffs appeal, and we vacate for the reasons hereinafter stated and remand for a new trial.
On an early evening in April 1985 on a single lane dirt road in Lyme, known as Pico or Baker Hill Road, Rose Hewes was driving her five-year-old mare Maggie hitched to a cart. They were training for the 25-mile Toad Hollow Ride. The…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- MacLeod v. Chalet Susse International, Inc.Supreme Court of New Hampshire · 1979
- Niemi v. Boston & Maine RailroadSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1934
- Quimby v. WoodburySupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1885
- Allgeyer v. LincolnSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1984
- Wike v. AllisonSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1964
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