Legal Opinion

Mihoy v. Proulx

Supreme Court of New Hampshire

Decided December 28, 1973No. 6473PublishedCited by 24 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtGrimes, J.

This case reserves and transfers three questions dealing with (1) whether the comparative negligence statute allows a defendant tort-feasor to implead for purposes of proportioning damages a tort-feasor who has a covenant not to sue with plaintiff under RSA 507:7-b (Supp. 1972); (2) whether the new wrongful death limitation of RSA 556:13 (Supp. 1972) applies to accidents occurring before the effective date of the new limitation when suit is brought after the effective date thereof; and (3) whether the consideration given for the covenant not to sue should reduce the verdict under RSA 507:7-c…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Pepin v. BeaulieuSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1959
  2. Burke v. BurnhamSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1951
  3. Carpenter v. W. H. McElwain Co.Supreme Court of New Hampshire · 1916
  4. Gagne v. Garrison Hill Greenhouses, Inc.Supreme Court of New Hampshire · 1954
  5. Tanner v. KingSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1960

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3Cited by24 opinions

  1. Landgraf v. USI Film ProductsSupreme Court of the United States · 1994
  2. Thibault v. Sears, Roebuck & Co.Supreme Court of New Hampshire · 1978
  3. Thomas v. Cumberland Operating Co.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1977
  4. Oxford Shipping Co., Ltd. v. New Hampshire Trading Corp., Oxford Shipping Co., Ltd. v. New Hampshire Trading Corp., Avon Trading Corp.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1983
  5. Stacy Marie Vincent v. Louis Marx & Co., Inc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1989

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