Legal Opinion

Patenaude v. Town of Meredith

Supreme Court of New Hampshire

Decided September 27, 1978No. 7967PublishedCited by 25 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtDouglas, J.

This case presents the issue whether the Meredith Planning Board acted within its statutory authority in denying a subdivision plan that called for construction in a “wetlands” area. Appeal of this decision under RSA 367:34 resulted in a Master’s (Robert A. Carignan, Esq.) recommendation of affirmance. Batchelder, J., approved the master’s recommendation. He reserved and transferred the plaintiff’s exceptions to this court.

In May 1972 Henry Patenaude, a land developer, asked the Meredith Planning Board to approve his plan for subdivision of a one-hundred-acre tract. The plan divided the tract…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Jere L. Denton v. Secretary of the Air ForceCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1973
  2. National Labor Relations Board v. Selwyn Shoe Manufacturing CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1970
  3. New Hampshire Department of Revenue Administration v. Public Employee Labor Relations BoardSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1977
  4. Asciolla v. Manter Oldsmobile-Pontiac, Inc.Supreme Court of New Hampshire · 1977
  5. Blevens v. ManchesterSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1961

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3Cited by25 opinions

  1. Murach v. Planning & Zoning CommissionSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1985
  2. Appeal of Concord Natural Gas Corp.Supreme Court of New Hampshire · 1981
  3. Hollywood, Inc. v. Broward CountyDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1983
  4. J.E.D. Associates, Inc. v. Town of AtkinsonSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1981
  5. Mountain Valley Mall Associates v. Municipality of ConwaySupreme Court of New Hampshire · 2000

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