Terms Used In New Hampshire Revised Statutes 402:30-c

  • 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
  • Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
Whenever the commissioner is of the opinion that any such cause for revocation exists he shall file a petition against the company in the superior court of the county in which it has its principal place of business, praying for a decree of forfeiture and for a settlement of its affairs, which shall be entered and prosecuted according to the course of equity proceedings.