Harry K. Shepard, Inc. v. State

The issue in this case on appeal from the public utilities commission (RSA ch. 541) is whether the plaintiff was denied due process of law when it was refused a permit necessary to haul rubbish within the State of New Hampshire.

Harry K. Shepard, Inc., by application originally filed in 1968, requested authority to operate within thirty-four communities bordering the New Hampshire-Vermont boundary. On August 1, 1973, after a hearing, the commission rejected the plaintiff’s application because “the record does not reflect any apparent need for additional refuse carrier service in the areas…