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GIRARD v. TOWN OF ALLENSTOWN

No. 80-359.

121 N.H. 268 (1981)

LEONARD GIRARD & a. v. TOWN OF ALLENSTOWN & a.

Supreme Court of New Hampshire.

April 3, 1981.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Emile R. Bussiere, of Manchester, by brief and orally, for the plaintiffs.

Elliott Berry, New Hampshire Legal Assistance, by brief and orally, for the intervenors.

Defendant, Town of Allenstown, waived brief and oral argument.

BROCK, J.

The Superior Court (Cann, J.) has transferred the following question of law to this court:

"Has the Town of Allenstown, through the grant of authority in RSA 49-B:8 (Supp. 1979) and/or its general police powers under RSA 31:39, been empowered by the General Court to lawfully enact an ordinance limiting rent increases?"

We answer the question in the negative.

On March 11, 1980, the...

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