Legal Opinion
Douglas v. Hollis
Supreme Court of New Hampshire
Decided May 1, 1934PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMarble, J.
Although a municipal corporation is not liable for injuries caused by the negligent performance of a governmental duty (Harris v. School District, 72 N. H. 424; Piasecny v. Manchester, 82 N. H. 458, and cases cited), yet where it acts in a private capacity for compensation it is responsible for the negligence of its agents precisely as though it were a private corporation or an individual engaged in a similar enterprise (Meredith v. Fullerton, 83 N. H. 124, 128, 129; Hening’s Digest, p. 1029; Annotation, 64 A. L. R. 1545).
This latter rule is subject of course to the qualification that the…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Gibson v. HoppmanSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1928
3Cited by5 opinions
- Papakalos v. ShakaSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1941
- Hummer v. School City of Hartford CityIndiana Court of Appeals · 1953
- City of Richmond v. GrizzardSupreme Court of Virginia · 1964
- Day v. City of BerlinCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1946
- Shea v. ManchesterSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1938