Massachusetts Bonding & Insurance v. Nudd

Lampeón, J.

“As a general rule, notice and an opportunity to be heard are basic essentials of a judicial proceeding.” DiPietro v. Lavigne, 98 N. H. 294, 295. Also “it is important that cases be decided on their merits, that a party have his day in court . . . It is likewise important that litigation be concluded finally and with reasonable dispatch and that the dilatory shall not be rewarded at the expense of the diligent.” Lewellyn v. Follansbee, 94 N. H. 111, 114. However the application of these well known principles to a particular set of facts often presents difficulties as is the case…