New Hampshire Retail Grocers Ass'n v. State Tax Commission

Petition for a writ of prohibition seeking reversal of the commission’s interpretation of RSA ch. 358 (Unfair Sales Act) issued on September 13, 1972, pertaining to the minimum price at which cigarettes may be sold. Hearing before a Judicial Referee (Amos N. Blandin, Jr.) who made various findings of fact and rulings of law including a finding that the commission’s interpretation of the Act was contrary to its purpose and intent. The referee transferred without ruling the propriety of the remedy sought and the correctness of the commission’s interpretation of RSA ch. 358, the latter being the…