Garand v. Town of Exeter

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• stating that under RSA 159:6, the licensing authority is required to determine only whether the applicant has good reason to fear injury or any proper purpose and whether the applicant is suitable
• “The legislature is not presumed to waste words or enact redundant provisions and whenever possible, every word of a statute should be given effect.” (quotation omitted)
• “[W]henever possible, every word of a statute should be given effect.” (quotation omitted)
• “While the title of a statute is not conclusive of its interpretation, it provides significant indication of the legislature’s intent in enacting the statute.” (emphasis added) (quoting State v. Gubitosi, 157 N.H. 720, 725 (2008))
• calling it a “license to carry a concealed weapon”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).