Legal Opinion
State v. George C. Stafford & Sons, Inc.
Supreme Court of New Hampshire
Decided May 27, 1954No. 4282PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtKenison, C. J.
It is a basic proposition which has become well settled by usage, statute and judicial decision that lakes and great ponds in New Hampshire belong to the public and are held in trust by the State for public use. R. L., c. 182, ss. 17, 18; Concord Company v. Robertson, 66 N. H. 1; Percy Summer Club v. Welch, 66 N. H. 180; State v. Sunapee Dam Co., 70 N. H. 458; Whitcher v. State, 87 N. H. 405. Meredith Bay in Lake Winnipesaukee, which is one of the boundaries of the lands owned by the parties to this dispute, is a part of one of the public waters of the State. Musgrove v. Cicco, 96 N. H. 141;…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Tiffany v. . Town of Oyster BayNew York Court of Appeals · 1922
3Cited by14 opinions
- Piper v. MeredithSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1970
- Sundell v. Town of New LondonSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1979
- Douglas S. Burns v. Alphonso ForbesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1969
- State v. BunkowskiNevada Supreme Court · 1972
- Lake Sunapee Protective Ass'n v. New Hampshire Wetlands BoardSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1990
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