Krainewood Shores Association, Inc. & a. v. Town of Moultonborough & a.

Summary

The Supreme Court of New Hampshire affirmed the trial court’s dismissal of the plaintiffs’ appeal for lack of subject‑matter jurisdiction because the appeal was untimely, but vacated the trial court’s denial of the plaintiffs’ motion to amend and remanded for the lower court to decide the amendment. The court resolved the timing dispute by applying the plain‑meaning rule to RSA 677:15, I and RSA 21:35, and held that a court retains jurisdiction to consider a motion to amend even when the original complaint is time‑barred.