Terms Used In New Hampshire Revised Statutes 372:15

  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • road: shall include all bridges thereon. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:26
  • state: when applied to different parts of the United States, may extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories, so called; and the words "United States" shall include said district and territories. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:4
The damages awarded to a landowner shall be paid or tendered to him, if he is known and resident in the state, before the proprietors of the railroad shall enter on his land to construct their road, except by his consent.