Legal Opinion
Region 10 Client Management, Inc. v. Town of Hampstead
Supreme Court of New Hampshire
Decided December 26, 1980No. 80-382PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDouglas, J.
In this case the court determines what constitutes a family and whether the Town of Hampstead may prevent the State from locating a residence for developmentally-impaired persons within that town without obtaining town approval.
In 1975 the New Hampshire legislature enacted laws relating to the placement of retarded or developmentally-impaired persons so as to develop a comprehensive program including “community residences.” The New Hampshire Division of Mental Health was to develop a State service delivery system to include, but no longer to be composed solely of, the Laconia State School and…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Hessling v. City of BroomfieldSupreme Court of Colorado · 1977
- Town of Durham v. White Enterprises, Inc.Supreme Court of New Hampshire · 1975
- Public Service Co. v. Town of HamptonSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1980
- YWCA v. Bd. of Adj. SummitNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1975
- State v. HutchinsSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1977
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3Cited by23 opinions
- Garrity v. GallenDistrict Court, D. New Hampshire · 1981
- In Re Appeal of MillerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1986
- MacOn Ass'n for Retarded Citizens v. MacOn-bibb County Planning & Zoning CommissionSupreme Court of Georgia · 1984
- Board of Child Care of the Baltimore Annual Conference of the Methodist Church, Inc. v. HarkerCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1989
- Martin v. Rent Control Board of CambridgeMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1985
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