Legal Opinion

Rancourt v. Town of Barnstead

Supreme Court of New Hampshire

Decided December 31, 1986No. 85-232PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJohnson, J.

This is an appeal from the Superior Court’s (Cann, J.) dismissal of a petition for certiorari brought by the plaintiff pursuant to RSA 677:15, after the planning board of the town of Barn-stead (the board) denied the plaintiff’s subdivision proposal. We reverse and remand.

The board held a preliminary hearing on the plaintiff’s proposed subdivision on April 19, 1984. The proposal contemplates division of twenty-four acres into nine lots, each to be used for one triple-family *47townhouse unit with a separate water and septic system. The plaintiff owns the undeveloped land, formerly known as the…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Burrows v. City of KeeneSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1981
  2. Durant v. Town of DunbartonSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1981
  3. Patenaude v. Town of MeredithSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1978
  4. Beck v. Town of RaymondSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1978
  5. Funtown, USA, Inc. v. Town of ConwaySupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1985

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3Cited by13 opinions

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  2. Blagbrough Family Realty Trust v. a & T Forest Products, Inc.Supreme Court of New Hampshire · 2007
  3. Coffey’s CaseSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 2008
  4. State of New Hampshire v. Exxon Mobil Corporation & a.Supreme Court of New Hampshire · 2015
  5. Quinlan v. City of DoverSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1992

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