New Hampshire Revised Statutes 482:33 – Petition for Assessment of Damages
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Terms Used In New Hampshire Revised Statutes 482:33
- Dam: means any artificial barrier, including appurtenant works, which impounds or diverts water and which has a height of 6 feet or more, or is located at the outlet of a great pond. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 482:2
- Person: means any individual, partnership, association, corporation, company, organization or legal entity of any kind. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 482:2
- petition: when used in connection with the equity jurisdiction of the superior court, and referring to a document filed with the court, shall mean complaint, and "petitioner" shall mean plaintiff. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:51
If the land of any person shall be overflowed, drained or otherwise injured by the use of any dam or addition to such dam and the damage shall not, within 30 days after due notice of such damage, be satisfactorily adjusted by the party erecting or maintaining the dam or increase in such dam, either party may apply by petition to the superior court in the county or counties where such damage arises to have said damage that has been or may be done assessed.