Legal Opinion
Estate of Cargill v. City of Rochester
Supreme Court of New Hampshire
Decided August 20, 1979No. 78-277PublishedCited by 65 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBrock, J.
These companion petitions for declaratory judgment challenge the constitutionality of RSA 507-B:4 (Supp. 1977), which limits tort recovery from governmental units to $50,000 for bodily injuries sustained by one person.
In Merrill v. City of Manchester, 114 N.H. 722, 332 A.2d 378 (1974), this court prospectively abrogated the common law tort immunity of cities and towns. At that time we invited the legislature to take appropriate action. The legislature then enacted RSA ch. 507-B (Supp. 1977), effective July 1, 1975, defining and circumscribing the tort liability of certain governmental units…
2Cases cited32 opinions
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- McGowan v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Shapiro v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Williamson v. Lee Optical of Oklahoma, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1955
- Personnel Administrator of Mass. v. FeeneySupreme Court of the United States · 1979
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3Cited by65 opinions
- Carson v. MaurerSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1980
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- Leliefeld v. JohnsonIdaho Supreme Court · 1983
- Boston & Maine Corporation v. Town of HamptonCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1993
- Sambs v. City of BrookfieldWisconsin Supreme Court · 1980
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