MESERVE v. STATE

No. 78-131.

119 N.H. 149 (1979)

ROBERT W. MESERVE AND BENJAMIN H. LACY, TRUSTEES OF BOSTON AND MAINE CORPORATION v. THE STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE.

Supreme Court of New Hampshire.

March 23, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Wiggin & Nourie, of Manchester (Gordon Rehnborg orally), for the plaintiff.

Thomas Rath, attorney general (James E. Morris, assistant attorney general, orally), for the State of New Hampshire.


LAMPRON, C.J.

This is an appeal by the Boston & Maine Corporation from a public utilities commission order, which placed the costs of maintaining railroad warning signals for a railroad crossing onto the corporation. We affirm.

The New Hampshire Department of Public Works and Highways (hereinafter department) filed a petition requesting the public utilities commission (hereinafter commission) to issue an order authorizing the construction of a system of...

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