Legal Opinion
Hurley v. Public Service Co.
Supreme Court of New Hampshire
Decided August 31, 1983No. 82-394PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBatchelder, J.
The question presented in this appeal of two cases consolidated for trial is whether our comparative negligence statute, RSA 507:7-a (Supp. 1979), permits a plaintiff in a multiple defendant negligence action to recover so long as the plaintiffs negligence does not exceed the total causative negligence of all the defendants. We hold that it does.
The facts which give rise to this appeal may be simply stated. On October 1, 1976, the plaintiffs, James Hurley and Darrel Lynch, Jr., participated, along with other youths, in a prank following a soccer game at Oyster River High School. The prank…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Thibault v. Sears, Roebuck & Co.Supreme Court of New Hampshire · 1978
- Reiter v. DykenWisconsin Supreme Court · 1980
- Alphonse Cyr, Jr. And Arlene Cyr v. B. Offen & Co., Inc., and Third-Party v. Blanchard Press, Inc., Third-Party Cyrenus Couture, Adm. Estate of Richard Couture v. B. Offen & Co., Inc., and Third-Party v. Blanchard Press, Inc., Third-Party Alphonse Cyr, Jr. And Arlene Cyr v. R. Hoe & Co., Inc., and Third-Party v. Rumford Printing Company, Third-PartyCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1974
- May v. Skelley Oil Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1978
- Graci v. DamonMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1978
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3Cited by21 opinions
- Weldy v. Town of KingstonSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1986
- Dennis Kathios v. General Motors CorporationCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1988
- Elder v. OrluckSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1986
- In Re A.H. Robins Company, Incorporated, Debtor. (Three Cases) Donna Oberg v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Company, A.H. Robins Company, Incorporated, Debtor-Intervenor. Alexia Anderson v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Company, A.H. Robins Company, Incorporated, Debtor-Intervenor. Donna Oberg v. Aetna Casualty & Surety CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1987
- Jaswell Drill Corp. v. General Motors Corp.Supreme Court of New Hampshire · 1987
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