New Hampshire Statutes
§ 231:109 — Liability of Persons for Damages on Bridges, Culverts, and Embankments
New Hampshire § 231:109
JurisdictionNew Hampshire
Title XXTRANSPORTATION
Ch. 231CITIES, TOWNS AND VILLAGE DISTRICT HIGHWAYS
SubdivisionLiability of Municipalities
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Bluebook
N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 231:109 (2026).
Text
Any person or corporation, except municipal corporations, through whose negligence or carelessness any obstruction, defect, insufficiency, or want of repair is caused upon any highway, shall be liable to any person injured by reason thereof, and the damages may be recovered in an action on the case; provided that this subdivision shall not enlarge the common law liability of public officers.
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Legislative History
1945, 188:1, part 18:33. RSA 247:33. 1981, 87:1, eff. April 20, 1981.
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Notice; Appearance§ 231:107
Settlement by One Town§ 231:108
Apportionment§ 231:11
Hearing§ 231:110
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