1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. N.H.
  4. 120 N.H.
  5. 120 N.H. 885 (1980)
 

REGION 10 CLIENT MGT., INC. v. TOWN OF HAMPSTEAD

No. 80-382.

120 N.H. 885 (1980)

REGION 10 CLIENT MANAGEMENT, INC. v. TOWN OF HAMPSTEAD

Supreme Court of New Hampshire.

December 26, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kearns & Colliander, of Exeter (Peter F. Kearns orally), for the plaintiff.

Holland, Donovan, Beckett & Welch, of Exeter (Steven G. Hermans orally), for the defendant.

Gregory H. Smith, acting attorney general (Wilbur A. Glahn, III, assistant attorney general, on the brief), by brief for amicus curiae, the State of New Hampshire.

John D. MacIntosh, of Concord, and Alan J. Cronheim, of Portsmouth, by brief for amici curiae, Janet Smith, Tom Vaillancourt, and the New Hampshire Association for Retarded Citizens.

DOUGLAS, J.

In this case the court determines what constitutes a family and whether the Town of Hampstead may prevent the State from locating a residence for developmentally-impaired persons within that town without obtaining town approval.

In 1975 the New Hampshire legislature enacted laws relating to the placement of retarded or developmentally-impaired persons so as to develop a comprehensive program including...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases