Legal Opinion

Appeal of Astro Spectacular, Inc.

Supreme Court of New Hampshire

Decided March 18, 1994No. 92-466PublishedCited by 40 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtBrock, C.J.

The assistant commissioner of the New Hampshire Department of Safety (assistant commissioner) denied Astro Spectacular, Inc.’s (Astro) application to renew its license to sell fireworks. Astro appeals and we reverse.

Astro was formed as a New Hampshire corporation in April 1985, with the stated principal purpose of manufacturing and selling fireworks at wholesale. Philip E. Fitanides, who is president, secretary and sole shareholder of Astro, was convicted in 1987 for unlawful retail sales of fireworks under former RSA 160:3 (1977). See State v. Fitanides, 131 N.H. 298, 552 A.2d 1379 (1988).…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Great Lakes Aircraft Co. v. City of ClaremontSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1992
  2. Corson v. Brown Products, Inc.Supreme Court of New Hampshire · 1979
  3. Britton v. Town of ChesterSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1991
  4. New Hampshire Wholesale Beverage Ass'n v. New Hampshire State Liquor CommissionSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1955
  5. State v. FitanidesSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1988

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3Cited by40 opinions

  1. Conrad v. HazenSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1995
  2. In re WalkerSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1994
  3. Planned Parenthood of Northern New England v. HeedCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2004
  4. Bianco Professional Ass'n v. Home InsuranceSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1999
  5. Bohan v. RitzoSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1996

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