GAUTHIER v. LAING

No. 3852.

96 N.H. 80 (1950)

LAURA E. GAUTHIER v. ROBERT C. LAING, Special Adm'r.

Supreme Court of New Hampshire.

January 3, 1950.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bois & Bois and James A. Manning (Mr. Manning orally), for the plaintiff.

McLane, Davis, Carleton & Graf and Stanley M. Brown (Mr. Brown orally), for the defendant.


KENISON, J.

The crux of this case is whether plaintiff's claim, found by the Trial Court to be meritorious, is to be defeated by the meretricious relationship between the parties. Like most questions involving illegality and public policy there is much to be said for both sides and conflicting views of the applicable law are prevalent.

On behalf of the plaintiff it may be said that she, and not the heirs, was the only one who gave the decedent any care, treatment...

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