CHAPMAN v. DOUGLAS

No. 99-487.

146 N.H. 209 (2001)

BERTHA M. CHAPMAN, AS ADMINISTRATRIX OF THE ESTATE OF MARY H. CHAPMAN v. CHARLES G. DOUGLAS, III

Supreme Court of New Hampshire.

March 29, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Orr & Reno, P.A., of Concord (James P. Bassett & a. on the brief, and Mr. Bassett orally), for the Associated Press.

McLane, Graf, Raulerson & Middleton, P.A., of Manchester (Charles A. DeGrandpre and Ralph F. Holmes on the brief, and Mr. Holmes orally), for Bertha Chapman.

Douglas, Robinson, Leonard & Garvey, P.C., of Concord (Susanna G. Robinson on the brief and orally), for Charles G. Douglas, III.

Philip T. McLaughlin, attorney general (Michael S. DeLucia, director of charitable trusts, and Michael A. Ricker, attorney, on the brief), for the State.


O'NEILL, J., superior court justice, specially assigned under RSA 490:3.

This is an interlocutory appeal without ruling from the Coos County Probate Court (Patten, J.). See SUP. CT. R. 9. The petitioners, the Associated Press and Theodore Kamasinski, challenge the constitutionality of RSA 506:7, VI (1997), which provides that "[u]nless good cause is shown, court hearings conducted on [petitions dealing with powers of attorney] shall be closed to the...

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