PROVENCHER v. BUZZELL-PLOURDE ASSOC.

No. 96-135.

142 N.H. 848 (1998)

ARTHUR PROVENCHER v. BUZZELL-PLOURDE ASSOCIATES & a.

Supreme Court of New Hampshire.

June 11, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William H. Kelley, P.A., of Manchester (Roy W. Tilsley, Jr. on the brief and orally), for the plaintiff.

Law Office of Rodney L. Stark, PA., of Manchester (Michael D. Hatem on the brief and orally), for defendants Thompson Appraisal Company, Inc. and Leon E. Martineau, Jr.

Barto and Puffer, P.A., of Concord, for defendants Buzzell-Plourde Associates and Leland E. Buzzell, joins in the brief of defendants Thompson Appraisal Company, Inc. and Leon E. Martineau, Jr.


HORTON, J.

The plaintiff, Arthur Provencher, appeals an order of the Superior Court (Hampsey, J.) granting the defendants' motions to dismiss. The superior court ruled that the doctrine of absolute witness immunity extends to the defendants' pre-litigation appraisals of the plaintiff's property. We affirm.

The plaintiff owned approximately 165 acres of land in Hudson, commonly known as Benson's Wild Animal Farm. On March 20, 1992, the plaintiff and...

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