Mayer v. Town of Hampton

In this case we are asked to answer two questions certified by the United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire {Loughlin, J.) pursuant to Supreme Court Rule 34. These questions relate to whether New Hampshire law recognizes an exception to the general rule that a plaintiff may not maintain a tort action that seeks damages resulting from the suicide of another. We answer that the law in this State does recognize such an exception under certain circumstances.

The questions certified by the district court are:

“1. Does New Hampshire law recognize as valid the exception to the…