Legal Opinion
City of Dover v. Kimball
Supreme Court of New Hampshire
Decided November 25, 1992No. 91-177PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtThayer, J.
The Superior Court (Temple, J.) awarded the defendants attorney’s fees, but denied their claim for damages, based on the bad faith conduct of the Dover Planning Board (the board). Because the record does not support the finding of bad faith, we reverse the award of attorney’s fees and affirm the denial of the defendants’ claim of damages against the city.
Donald and Marjorie Kimball, two of the defendants, owned a parcel of land on Dover Point Road in Dover. They conveyed a portion of the land to Edmond Daigle and Ann Shine in 1985 without first obtaining subdivision approval from the board.…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- Harkeem v. AdamsSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1977
- Keenan v. FearonSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1988
- Win-Tasch Corp. v. Town of MerrimackSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1980
- Maguire v. Merrimack Mutual InsuranceSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1990
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