Legal Opinion
Hamberger v. Eastman
Supreme Court of New Hampshire
Decided December 30, 1964No. 5258PublishedCited by 84 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtKenison, C.J.
The question presented is whether the right of privacy is recognized in this state. There is no controlling statute and no previous decision in this jurisdiction which decides the question. Inasmuch as invasion of the right of privacy is not a single tort but consists of four distinct torts, it is probably more concrete and accurate to state the issue in the present case to be whether this state recognizes that intrusion upon one’s physical and mental solitude or seclusion is a tort. The most recent, as well as the most comprehensive, analysis of the problem is found in Prosser, Torts, 5. 112…
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