Legal Opinion
City of Concord v. Tompkins
Supreme Court of New Hampshire
Decided February 3, 1984No. 83-019PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtKing, C.J.
The question presented is whether the City of Concord (city) is estopped from prohibiting the defendants from erecting a *467sign under the permit issued to Victor Tompkins. We hold that there is no governmental estoppel and affirm.
I. Facts.
On December 1, 1978, the city filed a petition for declaratory judgment in Merrimack County Superior Court to determine whether the city could prohibit the defendants — Victor Tompkins, Tompkins Realty, Inc., and NE-OP-CO Sign Co., Inc. (NE-OP-CO)— from constructing a sign under the city’s permit issued to Mr. Tompkins. Previously, on October 14, 1975, the…
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