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DRAFT FOR ATTORNEY REVIEW — NOT FINAL

Leigh Mae Friedline & a. v. Eugene Roe, 166 N.H. 264 (2014)

Citation
Leigh Mae Friedline & a. v. Eugene Roe, 166 N.H. 264 (2014)
Parent Document
Leigh Mae Friedline & a. v. Eugene Roe, 166 N.H. 264 (2014)
Jurisdiction
New Hampshire (state)
Effective Date
2014-05-16

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The ultimate determination as to whether the district division had
jurisdiction in this case is a question of law, subject to de novo review.
Holloway Automotive Group v. Lucic, 163 N.H. 6, 12 (2011). In order to answer
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this question, we need to engage in statutory interpretation. See Bank of N.Y.
Mellon v. Cataldo, 161 N.H. 135, 137 (2010). We are the final arbiters of the
intent of the legislature as expressed in the words of the statute. Id. “When
the language of a statute is clear on its face, its meaning is not subject to
modification.” Id.