Ladd v. Coleman

The defendant, the plaintiff’s tenant, appeals from the Superior Court’s (Wyman, J.) denial of his appeal from a district court decision. The issue presented is whether the application of RSA 540:20, which provides that an appeal in a landlord’s action against a tenant must be filed within three days after the rendition of the judgment, violated the defendant’s due process rights. We hold that the statute was interpreted and applied in a way that conflicts with due process, and accordingly reverse and remand.

In February 1985, the plaintiff filed a landlord-tenant action against the defendant.…