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RSA 231:78 · Payment of Damages and Basis of Liability Defined

Title: XX: TRANSPORTATION
Chapter: 231 · CITIES, TOWNS AND VILLAGE DISTRICT HIGHWAYS
Status: current
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231:78 Payment of Damages and Basis of Liability Defined. – Damages assessed for change of grade under the provisions of this subdivision shall be paid by the town in which the change of grade is made; provided, however, that no highway shall be deemed to have been repaired by the authority of the town unless the town participated directly in the repair of the said highway other than financially, or unless the town in some manner exercised control over the manner in which the highway construction or maintenance was performed, or unless town employees, as defined in RSA 235:38, were employed in the said construction or maintenance work involved in the repair or construction of said highway. Source. 1945, 188:1, part 16:22. RSA 245:23. 1955, 167:1. 1981, 87:1, eff. April 20, 1981.

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Source. 1945, 188:1, part 16:22. RSA 245:23. 1955, 167:1. 1981, 87:1, eff. April 20, 1981.

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1945, 188:1, part 16:22. RSA 245:23
1955, 167:1
1981, 87:1, eff. April 20, 1981

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