BLAIS v. TOWN OF GOFFSTOWN

No. 79-046.

119 N.H. 613 (1979)

JOAN BLAIS v. TOWN OF GOFFSTOWN.

Supreme Court of New Hampshire.

August 17, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Cullity & Kelley, of Manchester (George Roussos orally), for the plaintiff.

Sheehan, Phinney, Bass & Green, of Manchester (James Q. Shirley orally), for the defendant.


GRIMES, J.

The principal issue of law presented in this case involving personal injuries sustained by the plaintiff during an attack by a police dog owned by the defendant town is whether the trial court erred in ruling that the plaintiff could not avail herself of the statutory causes of action provided for by RSA 466:19 and :20, collectively the so-called "dog bite statutes." We overrule the plaintiff's exceptions and hold...

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