Legal Opinion

Segtel, Inc. v. City of Nashua

Supreme Court of New Hampshire

Decided June 9, 2017No. 2016-0305PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtHicks, J.

The defendant, the City of Nashua (City), appeals an order of the Superior Court ( Temple , J.) granting summary judgment to the plaintiff, segTEL, Inc., on the basis that the City lacked the authority to tax the plaintiff's use of the City's rights of way. See RSA 72:6, :23 (2012). We affirm.

I. Factual Background

The evidence submitted on summary judgment, viewed in a light most favorable to the City, see N. New England Tel. Operations v. City of Concord , 166 N.H. 653 , 655, 102 A.3d 1190 (2014), supports the following facts. The City has issued licenses to certain utility…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Appeal of ReidSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1998
  2. Verizon New England, Inc. v. City of RochesterSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 2004
  3. Fleet Bank v. Christy's Table, Inc.Supreme Court of New Hampshire · 1996
  4. New England Telephone & Telegraph Co. v. City of RochesterSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1999
  5. The Bank of New York Mellon, as Trustee v. Eugene DowgiertSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 2016

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Richard Polonsky v. Town of BedfordSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 2018
  2. Brian Langevin & a. v. Travco Insurance CompanySupreme Court of New Hampshire · 2018
  3. Andrew Szewczyk & a. v. Continental Paving, Inc. & a.Supreme Court of New Hampshire · 2023
  4. Caroline Casey & a. v. New Hampshire Secretary of State & a.Supreme Court of New Hampshire · 2020
  5. Northern New England Telephone Operations, LLC d/b/a FairPoint Communications - NNE v. Town of AcworthSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 2020

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