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William Lawrence Foster

Served 1869-1874; 1876-1881

Seat 4

All Supreme Court seats

Confirmed by: New Hampshire Executive Council
Source: State of New Hampshire Manual for the General Court, 1977, Supreme Court historical service list

Case opinions: 189

Court Seat Timeline

Seat 4 Daniel Will

William Lawrence Foster 1876-1881

Alonzo Philetus Carpenter 1881-1898

Isaac Newton Blodgett 1898-1902

George H. Bingham 1902-1913

William A. Plummer 1913-1925

Thomas L. Marble 1925-1946

Frank R. Kenison 1946-1977

David A. Brock 1978-2004

Richard E. Galway 2004-2009

Carol Ann Conboy 2009-2017

Anna Barbara Hantz Marconi 2017-2026

Daniel E. Will 2026-present

Case Opinions Written

December 1, 1880 - Ashuelot Railroad v. Cheshire Railroad, 60 N.H. 356 (1880)
December 1, 1880 - Brown, Adm'R, v. The Mass. M. L. Ins. Co., 60 N.H. 195 (1880)
December 1, 1880 - Connecticut River Savings-Bank v. Fiske et al., 60 N.H. 363 (1880)
December 1, 1880 - Farmington National Bank v. Buzzell et al., 60 N.H. 189 (1880)
December 1, 1880 - Galley v. Ward et al., 60 N.H. 331 (1880)
December 1, 1880 - Janvrin v. Janvrin et al., 60 N.H. 169 (1880)
December 1, 1880 - Nelson, ex'X, v. Hall & Wife, 60 N.H. 274 (1880)
December 1, 1880 - Wellington et al. v. Janvrin et al., 60 N.H. 174 (1880)
December 1, 1880 - Wentworth v. Philpot, 60 N.H. 193 (1880)
June 1, 1880 - Bank of Newbury v. Sinclair et al.; Same v. Pierce; Same v. Quimby, 60 N.H. 100 (1880)
June 1, 1880 - Bartlett, Ap'T, v. Fitz, Adm'X, 59 N.H. 502 (1880)
June 1, 1880 - Goodwin v. Goodwin, 59 N.H. 548 (1880)
June 1, 1880 - Green v. Wilson, 60 N.H. 146 (1880)
June 1, 1880 - Hale v. Brown et al., 59 N.H. 551 (1880)
June 1, 1880 - Lomas v. Hilliard et al., Adm'Rs, 60 N.H. 148 (1880)
June 1, 1880 - Lucier et al. v. Pierce, 60 N.H. 13 (1880)
June 1, 1880 - Manchester v. Quimby, 60 N.H. 10 (1880)
June 1, 1880 - Mullin v. Mullin, 60 N.H. 16 (1880)
June 1, 1880 - Rutherford v. Whitcher, 60 N.H. 110 (1880)
June 1, 1880 - State v. Norris, 59 N.H. 536 (1880)
December 1, 1879 - Brown, Adm'R, v. The Mass. M. L. Ins. Co., 59 N.H. 298 (1879)
December 1, 1879 - Chase v. Dodge et al., 59 N.H. 350 (1879)
December 1, 1879 - Griffin v. Auburn, 59 N.H. 286 (1879)
December 1, 1879 - Merrill v. Hilliard, 59 N.H. 481 (1879)
December 1, 1879 - Peterborough R. R. Co. v. Nashua & L. R. R. Co., 59 N.H. 385 (1879)
December 1, 1879 - Proctor v. Green, 59 N.H. 350 (1879)
December 1, 1879 - Sawyer v. Wood, 59 N.H. 347 (1879)
December 1, 1879 - State v. Dearborn, 59 N.H. 348 (1879)
December 1, 1879 - Underwood v. Bailey, 59 N.H. 480 (1879)
June 1, 1879 - Dennett, ex'R, v. Kirk et al., 59 N.H. 10 (1879)
June 1, 1879 - Edes v. Scribner et al., 59 N.H. 595 (1879)
June 1, 1879 - Fisk v. Aldrich, and The County of Hillsborough, Trustee, 59 N.H. 113 (1879)
June 1, 1879 - Free et al. v. Buckingham et al., 59 N.H. 219 (1879)
June 1, 1879 - Gilman v. Berry, 59 N.H. 62 (1879)
June 1, 1879 - Haley v. Colcord, 59 N.H. 593 (1879)
June 1, 1879 - Hovey v. Brown, 59 N.H. 114 (1879)
June 1, 1879 - Lyman's Bridge Co. v. Lebanon, 59 N.H. 196 (1879)
June 1, 1879 - Marshall v. Sumner, 59 N.H. 218 (1879)
June 1, 1879 - O'Connor v. Bucklin, 59 N.H. 589 (1879)
June 1, 1879 - Richards v. Hubbard, 59 N.H. 158 (1879)
June 1, 1879 - Rider v. Chick, 59 N.H. 50 (1879)
June 1, 1879 - Rundlett v. Ladd, 59 N.H. 15 (1879)
June 1, 1879 - Stokell v. Kimball, 59 N.H. 13 (1879)
June 1, 1879 - Sullivan Savings Institution v. Kelley, 59 N.H. 160 (1879)
June 1, 1879 - Wheeler v. Whitney, 59 N.H. 197 (1879)
June 1, 1879 - Woodman et al. v. Clay & Ux., 59 N.H. 53 (1879)
March 1, 1879 - Paine v. The Grand Trunk Railway of Canada, 58 N.H. 611 (1879)
March 1, 1879 - Ramsey et al. v. Fellows et al., 58 N.H. 607 (1879)
December 1, 1878 - Cook et al. v. Curtis et al., 58 N.H. 507 (1878)
December 1, 1878 - State v. The Boston & Maine Railroad, 58 N.H. 510 (1878)
August 1, 1878 - Davis v. Bradford and Baker, 58 N.H. 476 (1878)
August 1, 1878 - First National Bank of Gonic v. Ferguson, 58 N.H. 403 (1878)
August 1, 1878 - Hanover v. Dewey et al., 58 N.H. 485 (1878)
August 1, 1878 - Hardy v. Waddell & Als., 58 N.H. 460 (1878)
August 1, 1878 - Harris Et Ux. v. Webster Et Ux., 58 N.H. 481 (1878)
August 1, 1878 - Hill v. Callahan, and The Androscoggin Water-Power Co., Claim'Ts, 58 N.H. 497 (1878)
August 1, 1878 - Hitchins et al. v. Pettingill et al., 58 N.H. 386 (1878)
August 1, 1878 - Knapp v. Cox, 58 N.H. 488 (1878)
August 1, 1878 - Lamprey v. Donacour, 58 N.H. 376 (1878)
August 1, 1878 - Lyman v. The Boston & Maine Railroad, 58 N.H. 384 (1878)
August 1, 1878 - Madigan, ex'R, v. Burns, 58 N.H. 405 (1878)
August 1, 1878 - Roberts v. Crawford, 58 N.H. 499 (1878)
August 1, 1878 - Robinson v. Morgan, 58 N.H. 412 (1878)
August 1, 1878 - State v. Havey, 58 N.H. 377 (1878)
August 1, 1878 - Walker v. The City of Manchester, 58 N.H. 438 (1878)
August 1, 1878 - Woodbury v. Swan and Webster, 58 N.H. 380 (1878)
June 1, 1878 - Burke v. Partridge, 58 N.H. 349 (1878)
June 1, 1878 - Farr v. Cate, 58 N.H. 367 (1878)
June 1, 1878 - Rogers v. Wentworth, 58 N.H. 318 (1878)
June 1, 1878 - Roulo v. Valcour, 58 N.H. 347 (1878)
June 1, 1878 - Sinclair et al., v. Redington et al., 58 N.H. 364 (1878)
June 1, 1878 - State v. Taylor, 58 N.H. 331 (1878)
March 1, 1878 - Solomons et al. v. Chesley, 58 N.H. 238 (1878)
March 1, 1878 - State v. Naramore, 58 N.H. 273 (1878)
March 1, 1878 - Wiggin v. Wiggin, 58 N.H. 235 (1878)
March 1, 1878 - Wilson v. Sullivan, 58 N.H. 260 (1878)
December 1, 1877 - Truesdale v. Straw, 58 N.H. 207 (1877)
December 1, 1877 - West v. The Town of Errol, 58 N.H. 233 (1877)
August 1, 1877 - Carroll v. Locke, 58 N.H. 163 (1877)
August 1, 1877 - Davis v. Fogg & Tr., Campbell & Hanscom, Claimants, 58 N.H. 159 (1877)
August 1, 1877 - Griffin v. The Town of Auburn, 58 N.H. 121 (1877)
August 1, 1877 - Gutterson et al. v. Morse et al., 58 N.H. 165 (1877)
August 1, 1877 - Kelley v. Woodward, 58 N.H. 153 (1877)
August 1, 1877 - Paul v. Rider, 58 N.H. 119 (1877)
August 1, 1877 - Penacook Savings Bank v. Hubbard, 58 N.H. 167 (1877)
August 1, 1877 - Sanborn v. Meredith, 58 N.H. 150 (1877)
August 1, 1877 - Sanderson v. Peabody, 58 N.H. 116 (1877)
August 1, 1877 - State v. Sherburne, 58 N.H. 159 (1877)
August 1, 1877 - The Phenix Mutual Life Insurance Co. v. Clark, 58 N.H. 164 (1877)
March 1, 1877 - Brooks et al. v. Howland et al., 58 N.H. 98 (1877)
March 1, 1877 - Carter v. Thurston et al., 58 N.H. 104 (1877)
March 1, 1877 - Clark v. Tarbell et al., 58 N.H. 88 (1877)
March 1, 1877 - Freeto v. Houghton, 58 N.H. 100 (1877)
March 1, 1877 - Hall v. Brown et al., 58 N.H. 93 (1877)
March 1, 1877 - Landry v. Chayret, and The Nashua & Rochester Railroad, Trs., 58 N.H. 89 (1877)
March 1, 1877 - Nashua & Rochester Railroad v. Derry, 58 N.H. 65 (1877)
March 1, 1877 - State v. Shaw, 58 N.H. 73 (1877)
March 1, 1877 - State v. Shaw, 58 N.H. 74 (1877)
March 1, 1877 - Thompson v. The Androscoggin River Improvement Company, 58 N.H. 108 (1877)
December 1, 1876 - Carter v. The Berlin Mills Co., 58 N.H. 52 (1876)
December 1, 1876 - Davis, Ap'T, v. Smith, Ap'Ee, 58 N.H. 16 (1876)
December 1, 1876 - Graves, Ap'T, v. Graves, Adm'X, Ap'Ee, 58 N.H. 24 (1876)
December 1, 1876 - Kenniston v. Hannaford; Davis v. Hannaford, 58 N.H. 28 (1876)
December 1, 1876 - Larry v. Herrick, 58 N.H. 40 (1876)
December 1, 1876 - Lord, ex'X, v. Lord et al., Ap'Ts, 58 N.H. 7 (1876)
December 1, 1876 - Rogers v. Buchanan et al., 58 N.H. 47 (1876)
June 1, 1874 - Barney v. Leeds, 54 N.H. 128 (1874)
June 1, 1874 - Clay v. Shirley, 65 N.H. 644 (1874)
June 1, 1874 - Roberts v. Holmes, 54 N.H. 560 (1874)
June 1, 1874 - Sanford v. Candia, 54 N.H. 419 (1874)
June 1, 1874 - Sunapee v. Lempster, 65 N.H. 655 (1874)
June 1, 1874 - The Educational Society of The Denomination Called Christians v. Varney, 54 N.H. 376 (1874)
June 1, 1874 - Very v. Russell, 65 N.H. 646 (1874)
December 1, 1873 - Kenistons, Ap'Ts, v. Sceva, Adm'R, Ap'Ee, 54 N.H. 24 (1873)
December 1, 1873 - Nahum A. Child v. Geo. E. Colburn, Wm. P. Bacon, M. H. Fisk, and - Heald, 54 N.H. 71 (1873)
December 1, 1873 - Sargent v. Cornish, 54 N.H. 18 (1873)
December 1, 1873 - Shepard v. Hatch, 54 N.H. 96 (1873)
December 1, 1873 - Spaulding v. Andover, 54 N.H. 38 (1873)
December 1, 1873 - State v. Boody, 53 N.H. 610 (1873)
December 1, 1873 - Wooster v. Page and Trustee, 54 N.H. 125 (1873)
June 1, 1873 - Ballou v. Tilton, 52 N.H. 605 (1873)
June 1, 1873 - Dutton et al. v. Rice et al., 53 N.H. 496 (1873)
June 1, 1873 - Folsom v. Blood, 53 N.H. 434 (1873)
June 1, 1873 - Hopkinton v. Warner, 53 N.H. 468 (1873)
June 1, 1873 - Kidder v. Kidder, 53 N.H. 561 (1873)
June 1, 1873 - Miller et al. v. Scammon, 52 N.H. 609 (1873)
June 1, 1873 - Riddle v. Littlefield et al., 53 N.H. 503 (1873)
June 1, 1873 - Smith v. Lucas, 53 N.H. 568 (1873)
June 1, 1873 - Spaulding v. Woodward, 53 N.H. 573 (1873)
June 1, 1873 - State v. Ober, 52 N.H. 459 (1873)
December 1, 1872 - Burleigh v. Clough, 52 N.H. 267 (1872)
December 1, 1872 - Cummings v. Riley, 52 N.H. 368 (1872)
December 1, 1872 - Ellingwood v. Bragg, 52 N.H. 488 (1872)
December 1, 1872 - Fay & Ux. v. Parker, 53 N.H. 342 (1872)
December 1, 1872 - Forrist v. Leavitt, 52 N.H. 481 (1872)
December 1, 1872 - Hardy v. Keene, 52 N.H. 370 (1872)
December 1, 1872 - Manahan v. Noyes, 52 N.H. 232 (1872)
December 1, 1872 - Morris v. Bowen, 52 N.H. 416 (1872)
December 1, 1872 - State v. Cassady, 52 N.H. 500 (1872)
December 1, 1872 - State v. Roberts, 52 N.H. 492 (1872)
December 1, 1872 - Winchester v. Nutter et al., 52 N.H. 507 (1872)
July 1, 1872 - Blaisdell v. Harris, 52 N.H. 191 (1872)
July 1, 1872 - Bryant v. Osgood, 52 N.H. 182 (1872)
June 1, 1872 - Brewster, ex'R, v. Brewster et al., ex'Rs, 52 N.H. 52 (1872)
June 1, 1872 - Davis v. Gillett, 52 N.H. 126 (1872)
June 1, 1872 - The Norway Plains Co. v. Bradley, 52 N.H. 86 (1872)
January 1, 1872 - Craft v. Thompson, 51 N.H. 536 (1872)
December 1, 1871 - Conway v. Cutting and Trustee, 51 N.H. 407 (1871)
December 1, 1871 - Mathes, Jr., v. Smart et al., ex'Rs., 51 N.H. 438 (1871)
July 1, 1871 - Barney v. Leeds, 51 N.H. 253 (1871)
July 1, 1871 - Hammond v. Corbett and Trustee, 50 N.H. 501 (1871)
July 1, 1871 - Leonard v. Putnam, 51 N.H. 247 (1871)
July 1, 1871 - Lyme v. Allen et al., 51 N.H. 242 (1871)
July 1, 1871 - Sterling v. Warden, 51 N.H. 217 (1871)
June 1, 1871 - Brown v. Brown, 50 N.H. 538 (1871)
June 1, 1871 - Gale v. Drake, ex'R., 51 N.H. 78 (1871)
June 1, 1871 - Moulton's Petition, 50 N.H. 532 (1871)
June 1, 1871 - Prescott v. Locke et al., 51 N.H. 94 (1871)
June 1, 1871 - Wier v. Allen, 51 N.H. 177 (1871)
January 1, 1871 - Hutchins v. Heywood, Adr., 50 N.H. 491 (1871)
January 1, 1871 - Knapp v. Hobbs, 50 N.H. 476 (1871)
January 1, 1871 - Mitchell v. Roberts, 50 N.H. 486 (1871)
December 1, 1870 - Dole v. Johnson, 50 N.H. 452 (1870)
December 1, 1870 - Hill v. Spear, 50 N.H. 253 (1870)
December 1, 1870 - Pierce v. The Nashua Fire Ins. Co., 50 N.H. 297 (1870)
December 1, 1870 - Ricker v. Freeman, 50 N.H. 420 (1870)
December 1, 1870 - Samuel v. Wiley, 50 N.H. 353 (1870)
December 1, 1870 - Stearns, Ad'R, v. Wright, Ad'R., 50 N.H. 293 (1870)
July 1, 1870 - Aldrich v. Hagan, 50 N.H. 60 (1870)
July 1, 1870 - Grant v. Beard et al., 50 N.H. 129 (1870)
July 1, 1870 - Jacobs v. Knapp et al., 50 N.H. 71 (1870)
July 1, 1870 - Samson v. Young, 50 N.H. 62 (1870)
July 1, 1870 - Sanborn v. Murphy, 50 N.H. 65 (1870)
July 1, 1870 - Wheeden v. Fiske et al., 50 N.H. 125 (1870)
June 1, 1870 - Carleton v. Haywood et al., 49 N.H. 314 (1870)
June 1, 1870 - Ewins et al. v. Gordon, 49 N.H. 444 (1870)
June 1, 1870 - Fogg v. Worster & Trustee, 49 N.H. 503 (1870)
June 1, 1870 - Hoyt v. Kimball et al., 49 N.H. 322 (1870)
June 1, 1870 - Petition of New Boston, 49 N.H. 328 (1870)
June 1, 1870 - Russ v. Perry, 49 N.H. 547 (1870)
June 1, 1870 - State v. Lincoln, 49 N.H. 464 (1870)
January 1, 1870 - Deering et al. v. Flanders, 49 N.H. 225 (1870)
January 1, 1870 - Kelley v. Davis, 49 N.H. 187 (1870)
January 1, 1870 - Whitcher v. Whitcher, 49 N.H. 176 (1870)
December 1, 1869 - Judge of Probate v. Adams et al., 49 N.H. 150 (1869)
December 1, 1869 - Moore v. Davis, 49 N.H. 45 (1869)
December 1, 1869 - Perkins et al. v. Mathes, 49 N.H. 107 (1869)
December 1, 1869 - State v. Larkin et al., 49 N.H. 39 (1869)
December 1, 1869 - Zollar v. Janvrin, 49 N.H. 114 (1869)