Smith Insurance v. Grievance Committee

In this case we address the constitutionality of RSA 402:75 (Supp. 1979), establishing the Grievance Committee empowered to review the termination by insurance companies of agency agreements between the companies and their agents. We *858hold that the statute is unconstitutional as an unlawful delegation of legislative power, an unlawful usurpation of judicial power, and an unlawful interference with pre-existing contracts.

In December 1976, Middlesex Insurance Company appointed Smith Insurance, Inc. as one of its agents. The written agreement provided that “[t]his Agreement may be terminated by…