HARRIS v. ADAMS

No. 82-199.

123 N.H. 167 (1983)

PAULINE HARRIS v. BENJAMIN C. ADAMS, COMMISSIONER, & a.

Supreme Court of New Hampshire.

March 24, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

New Hampshire Legal Assistance (John E. Tobin, Jr., and Michael A. Fuerst on the brief, and Mr. Tobin orally), for the plaintiff.

Gregory H. Smith, attorney general (Daniel J. Mullen, attorney, on the brief and orally), for the State.


BATCHELDER, J.

The question before us is whether the plaintiff's eligibility for unemployment benefits is to be determined by the law in effect at the time of her application for benefits, or whether a subsequent statutory change amending the eligibility requirement will apply to preclude the plaintiff's receiving unemployment compensation. We hold that the legislature did not intend the statutory amendment to apply retrospectively so as to deprive an individual of...

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