Legal Opinion

Wentworth-Douglass Hospital v. New Hampshire Department of Health

Supreme Court of New Hampshire

Decided December 30, 1988No. 87-337PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtThayer, J.

The plaintiff, Wentworth-Douglass Hospital, appeals from an order of the Superior Court (Dickson, J.) dismissing its petition for writ of certiorari for lack of timely filing. We affirm.

The relevant facts of this case are not in dispute. On August 17, 1984, Benjamin Long shot himself in the head while fleeing from the New Hampshire State Police. Due to the nature of his injuries, Mr. Long was eventually transferred to the Wentworth-Douglass Hospital, where he died on November 27, 1984, owing the plaintiff medical bills in the sum of $45,498.08.

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2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Wood v. General Electric Co.Supreme Court of New Hampshire · 1979
  2. Wilson v. Personnel CommissionSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1977
  3. In re DoeSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1985
  4. In re PelletierSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1984
  5. Chauffeurs, Teamsters, & Helpers Local Union No. 633 v. Silver Bros.Supreme Court of New Hampshire · 1982

3Cited by6 opinions

  1. In re WalkerSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1994
  2. In re EllisSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1993
  3. Schwartz v. State Department of Revenue AdministrationSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1992
  4. In re Goffstown Education Support StaffSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 2004
  5. King v. Town of HanoverSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1995

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