Legal Opinion
Meredith v. Fullerton
Supreme Court of New Hampshire
Decided November 1, 1927PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSnow, J.
1. A town has the power to let its town hall for private use, for a reasonable period, when such use will not unreasonably interfere with municipal needs. Curtis v. Portsmouth, 67 N. H. 506, 508; Worden v. New Bedford, 131 Mass. 23, 24; 3 Dillon, Mun. Corp’ns (5th ed.), s. 997. The determination of the question as to whether the public requirements permit such letting, as well as the term for which the property may be spared for private use, is vested in the town. Bates v. Bassett, 60 Vt. 530; French v. Quincy, 3 Allen 9, 12; Jones v. Sanford, 66 Me. 585, 591; Blood v. Company, 68 N. H. 340,…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- The United States, in Error v. Phineas Bradley, Surviving Administrator of David Ott DeceasedSupreme Court of the United States · 1836
- St. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern Railway Co. v. MatthewsSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1897
- Worden v. City of New BedfordMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1881
- Osgood v. Central Vermont Railway Co.Supreme Court of Vermont · 1905
- Bates v. BassettSupreme Court of Vermont · 1888
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Technical Aid Corp. v. AllenSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1991
- Colwell v. City of Great FallsMontana Supreme Court · 1945
- Erricola v. Gaudette (In Re Gaudette)United States Bankruptcy Court, D. New Hampshire · 1999
- Irwin Marine, Inc. v. Blizzard, Inc.Supreme Court of New Hampshire · 1985
- Marrone v. Town of HamptonSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1983
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