CITY OF DOVER v. IMPERIAL CAS. & INDEMN. CO.

No. 89-006.

133 N.H. 109 (1990)

CITY OF DOVER v. IMPERIAL CASUALTY & INDEMNITY COMPANY.

Supreme Court of New Hampshire.

April 30, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Scott E. Woodman, of Dover, for the plaintiff, filed no brief.

Backus, Meyer & Solomon, of Manchester (B J Branch on the brief and orally), for the defendant.

Gregoire, Calivas & Morrison, of Dover (Chris W. Calivas on the brief and orally), for the intervenor, Alice Hitchens.

Burns, Bryant, Hinchey, Cox & Schulte P.A., of Dover (Mark H. Gardner on the brief), by brief for Michael St. Pierre, as amicus curiae.

Cleveland, Waters and Bass P.A., of Concord (Craig L. Staples and Thomas F. Kehr on the brief), by brief for the New Hampshire Municipal Association—Property Liability Insurance Trust, as amicus curiae.


BROCK, C.J.

The defendant, the provider of insurance coverage for the plaintiff, argues on appeal that the Superior Court (Nadeau, J.) erred in finding that RSA 507-B:2, I, which affords immunity to municipalities for certain actions in negligence, violates the New Hampshire State Constitution. We affirm.

Alice Hitchens claims that she suffered an injury on January 4, 1986, while walking on a sidewalk adjacent to Central Avenue in Dover. According to...

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