Legal Opinion
Opinion of the Justices
Supreme Court of New Hampshire
Decided July 15, 1975No. 7254PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
To His Excellency the Governor and the Honorable Council:
Your resolution presents to this court the question whether the Governor and Council or the commissioner of resources and economic development is the “appointing authority” of the State director of economic development, as that term is used in RSA 4:1. See RSA 12-A:2 (Department of Resources and Economic Development: Commissioner), :3 (Director of Divisions).
Insofar as it pertains to the issue before the court, RSA 4:1 (Powers of the Governor and Council: Removal of Public Officers for Cause) provides that “no official of the state…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Marbury v. MadisonSupreme Court of the United States · 1803
- Withrow v. LarkinSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- State Ex Rel. Herbert v. FergusonOhio Supreme Court · 1944
- McAdams v. BarbieriSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1956
- Fiscella v. NultonNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1952
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Bennett v. ThomsonSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1976
- Blake v. StateSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1975
- Opinion of the JusticesSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1976
- Bennett v. ThomsonSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1976