Terms Used In New Hampshire Revised Statutes 568:20

  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
Claims that have been allowed may at any time before the final dividend be reheard in the discretion of the judge, and may be altered or disallowed if the evidence shows that they are founded in fraud, illegality or mistake.