Legal Opinion
Smith v. Shepard
Supreme Court of New Hampshire
Decided October 28, 1999No. 97-875PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHorton, J.
The plaintiffs, Eleanor Smith and her sisters, Katherine Whitcomb and Bernice Ford, appeal a Superior Court (Abramson, J.) order denying an evidentiary hearing and awarding attorney’s fees to the defendants, David and Alice Shepard. We affirm.
This ease arises from an intra-family dispute that began in May 1988 when Durand Cooley conveyed by deed the bulk of his real property to the defendants, his son-in-law and daughter. The defendants promised Cooley in turn, inter alia, to seek subdivision approval so that five-acre lots could be conveyed to each of the plaintiffs. Cooley filed a petition…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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- Barrows v. BolesSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1996
- Keenan v. FearonSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1988
- Merrimack School District v. National School Bus Service, Inc.Supreme Court of New Hampshire · 1995
- Pugliese v. Town of Northwood Planning BoardSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1979
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3Cited by7 opinions
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