Supreme Court of New Hampshire, 1997

The court held that New Hampshire's security-deposit restrictions do not apply to a lease whose primary purpose is commercial, even when the tenants live on the premises. Because the trial court found that the defendants rented the tavern for a nonresidential purpose, the plaintiff was not subject to the statutory…

The New Hampshire Supreme Court held that the trial court erred in instructing the jury on comparative negligence because the evidence did not sufficiently show plaintiff negligence, set aside that portion of the verdict, and remanded for entry of a judgment awarding the plaintiff $75,000 in damages.