Legal Opinion
Bonser v. Courtney
Supreme Court of New Hampshire
Decided April 16, 1984No. 83-308PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtKing, C.J.
This is an appeal from the denial of a petition for a writ of habeas corpus. Our inquiry is limited to three questions: (1) Did the superior court find the plaintiff, Robert A. Bonser, to be in indirect civil contempt or in indirect criminal contempt? (2) Does the plaintiff have standing in this appeal to raise his claims for a jury trial and to challenge the pertinent zoning regulations of the town of Nottingham? (3) Was the plaintiff a proper party to the underlying suit which resulted in the contempt order? For the reasons which follow, we affirm the decision of the superior court denying…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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- Maggio v. ZeitzSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
- Walker v. City of BirminghamSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- State v. LinskySupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1977
- Town of Nottingham v. Cedar Waters, Inc.Supreme Court of New Hampshire · 1978
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3Cited by18 opinions
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