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Page v. Campton

Page v. Campton.

Page v. Campton, 63 N.H. 197 (1884)
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Court
Supreme Court of New Hampshire · State Highest Courts
Decided
June 5, 1884
Judges
Stanley, Smith
Citations
63 N.H. 197
Headnotes
Whether a claimant of damages for a defective highway was unavoidably prevented by accident, mistake, or misfortune from filing his claim in ten days, or whether his omission was caused by his own fault, is a question of fact to be determined at the trial term.
Summary
Petition, upon Gen. Laws, c. 75, s. 9, for leave to file a claim against the defendants for damages caused by a defective highway -

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Opinion of the Court — Stanley

Stanley, J.

It was a question of fact whether the plaintiff' was unavoidably prevented by accident, mistake, or misfortune from filing his claim in ten days, or whether his omission was-caused by his own fault.

Sewell v. Webster, 59 N. H. 586 ;

Gitchell v. Andover, 59 N. H. 868, 364;

Bolles v. Dalton, 59 N. H. 479;

French’s Petition, 17 N. H. 472;

Buffum v. Sparhawk, 20 N. H. 81, 83. And that question having been decided against the plaintiff at the trial term, the petition should be denied.

Case discharged.

Smith, J., did not sit: the others concurred.

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1895: 11900: 118952026peak 1895 · 1

Relies on it most ⓘ

  1. Welsh v. Franklin48 A. 1102 (N.H. 1900)
  2. Boyd v. Derry38 A. 1005 (N.H. 1895)

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  1. Welsh v. Franklin48 A. 1102 (N.H. 1900)
  2. Boyd v. Derry38 A. 1005 (N.H. 1895)

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DepthCaseCited by
Gitchell v. Andover, 59 N.H. 363 (1879) 7
Bolles v. Dalton, 59 N.H. 479 (1879) 6
Sewell v. Webster, 59 N.H. 586 (1880) 6

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