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TOWN OF JACKSON v. TOWN AND COUNTRY MOTOR INN, INC.

Nos. 80-095, 80-101.

120 N.H. 699 (1980)

TOWN OF JACKSON v. TOWN AND COUNTRY MOTOR INN, INC. TOWN OF JACKSON v. NATIONAL ADVERTISING COMPANY

Supreme Court of New Hampshire.

October 27, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Upton, Sanders & Smith, of Concord (John F. Teague orally), for the plaintiff.

Bergeron & Hanson, of Berlin (Alethea L. Froburg orally), for Town and Country Motor Inn, Inc.

Richard A. Hampe, of Concord, by brief and orally, for National Advertising Company.

PER CURIAM.

In these two cases, we decide whether a town can, by ordinance, require the removal of signs which existed long before the ordinance's effective date. We hold that it may not.

Town and Country Motor Inn, Inc., owns a sign located on Route 16 in the town of Jackson. The sign is located on land that is covered under a lease arrangement with the owner of the land. It measures 8' × 24' and indicates the location of the motor inn which is in Gorham...

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