Legal Opinion
E. D. Swett, Inc. v. New Hampshire Commission for Human Rights
Supreme Court of New Hampshire
Decided December 30, 1983No. 82-361PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBrock, J.
The defendants, the New Hampshire Commission for Human Rights (commission) and Leonard Briscoe, appeal from a *407Superior Court (Cann, J.) order approving a Master’s (Robert C. Varney, Esq.) recommendation that awards of compensatory damages and counsel fees made against the plaintiff, E. D. Swett, Inc. (Swett), be set aside. Swett cross-appeals, arguing that the scope of judicial review by the superior court was too narrow and that the commission incorrectly applied the evidentiary standards and methodology for adjudicating disparate treatment in hiring. Swett contends therefore that, while the…
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