Terms Used In New Hampshire Revised Statutes 568:36

  • 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.
At any time within 12 months after the settlement of the final account of the assignee, and not afterward, the debtor may petition the court for a discharge, and the judge shall thereupon appoint a time and place for a hearing, of which the creditors shall have due notice. A creditor opposing the discharge shall file a specification in writing of the grounds of his opposition.