Legal Opinion

Fowler v. Town of Seabrook

Supreme Court of New Hampshire

Decided December 21, 2000No. 99-245PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtDalianis, J.

The defendant, the Town of. Seabrook (town), appeals the decision by the Superior Court (Galway, J.) remanding the plaintiff’s wage claim to the department of labor (DOL) and awarding the plaintiff attorney’s fees. We affirm in part and reverse in part.

The parties do not dispute the following facts. The plaintiff, Gary Fowler, a town firefighter, was injured on the job. While he was on leave, the town paid him his accrued sick leave pay. The plaintiff applied for and eventually received workers’ compensation benefits. When he returned to work, the town expected the plaintiff to turn over his…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Livadas v. BradshawSupreme Court of the United States · 1994
  2. Wright v. Universal Maritime Service Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1999
  3. Vogel v. VogelSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1993
  4. Ives v. Manchester Subaru, Inc.Supreme Court of New Hampshire · 1985
  5. Appeal of Estate of Van LunenSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 2000

3Cited by6 opinions

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  5. Davis v. Chester Upland School DistrictSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2001

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