Supreme Court of New Hampshire

Administrator of the Estate of Michael D. Veilleux & a. v. Demoulas Super Markets, Inc.

September 7, 2023

Summary

The Supreme Court of New Hampshire affirmed the Superior Court’s denial of the plaintiffs’ motion to amend the complaint, holding that the driving employee’s conduct was not within the scope of employment, the observing employee owed no affirmative duty to aid, and New Hampshire law provides no "premises exception" in respondeat superior cases.