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STATE v. THERRIEN

No. 81-446

123 N.H. 309 (1983)

THE STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE v. NORBERT R. THERRIEN

Supreme Court of New Hampshire.

May 9, 1983.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gregory H. Smith, attorney general (Steven M. Houran, attorney, on the brief and orally), for the State.

Craig, Wenners, Craig & McDowell, of Manchester (Vincent A. Wenners, Jr., on the brief and orally), for the defendant.

BATCHELDER, J.

This is an appeal from a jury verdict in an eminent domain case. The Trial Court (Goode, J.) admitted into evidence the fact that the defendant's title to the condemned premises was acquired by a tax sale and that the purported purchase price was $8,000. We hold that this evidence was irrelevant and unduly prejudicial to the deliberations of the jury, and we reverse.

[1, 2] Although the price paid by the owner is one of the...

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