Legal Opinion
Appeal of Harold French
Supreme Court of New Hampshire
Decided June 30, 2011No. 2010-535PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the CourtDuggan, J.
The petitioner, Harold French, appeals a decision of the New Hampshire Board of Auctioneers (board) sanctioning him with a letter of reprimand and probation for submitting a fictitious bid at an auction. We affirm.
French is a licensed auctioneer in New Hampshire and has conducted auctions since 1976. On December 10, 2009, he attended an auction run by another auctioneer, Stephen Bennett, in Portsmouth and registered as a bidder under his own name. The items for sale included a painting owned by William Noonan. Bennett and Noonan had entered into a contract regarding the auctioning of the…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Nilsson v. BiermanSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 2003
- Towle v. LeavittSuperior Court of New Hampshire · 1851
- Stormy Weathers, Inc. v. Federal Deposit InsuranceDistrict Court, D. New Hampshire · 1993
3Cited by1 opinion
- In Re FrenchSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 2011