Supreme Court of New Hampshire, 1939

Harkinson v. Manchester

Harkinson v. Manchester
Supreme Court of New Hampshire · Decided April 4, 1939 · Per Curiam.
5 A.2d 721; 90 N.H. 554; 1939 N.H. LEXIS 97 (Atlantic Reporter, Second Series)

Harkinson v. Manchester

Opinion of the Court

*555 Per Curiam.

This case is governed by the rule stated in Piasecny

v. Manchester, 82 N. H. 458. Whether contemporary expansions of the field of governmental activities demand a corresponding expansion of the scope of municipal liability for the manner of performing public duties, is a matter for legislative rather than judicial determination.

Exception overruled.

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