State v. Small

How courts have described this case

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

• observing that the rule of ejusdem generis “is neither final nor exclusive” and serves only as a tool — not an edict — in ascertaining legislative intent
• explaining that ejusdem generis “is always subject to the qualification that general words will not be used in a restricted sense if the act as a whole indicates a different legislative purpose in view of the objectives to be attained”
• noting that “the rule of ejusdem generis is neither final nor exclusive and is always subject to the qualification that general words will not be used in a restricted sense if the act as a whole indicates a different legislative purpose in view of the objectives to be attained”
• “As an aid in determining legislative intent, the rule has been employed in this state unless a broader construction is necessary to give effect to the legislative meaning.” (citation and quotation omitted)
• construing RL 170:39, the precursor to RSA 179:5

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

17 cases in this archive cite this case.

• Smith v. Goguen
  Supreme Court· 1974-03-25· cited 1,514×
• Owen of Georgia, Inc., Cross-Appellant v. Shelby County Roy Nixon, Mayor of Shelby County Pidgeon-Thomas Iron Company, Cross-Appellees
  Sixth Circuit· 1981-06-17· cited 74×
• Edwards v. United States
  District of Columbia Court of Appeals· 1990-11-13· cited 47×
• Hickingbotham v. Burke
  Supreme Court of New Hampshire· 1995-07-24· cited 26×
• State v. Hodgkiss
  Supreme Court of New Hampshire· 1989-11-16· cited 20×
• Zenian v. District of Columbia Office of Employee Appeals
  District of Columbia Court of Appeals· 1991-11-06· cited 18×
• Houck v. State
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 1994-03-04· cited 14×
• State v. Max Wilson
  Supreme Court of New Hampshire· 2017-04-25· cited 14×
• State v. Beckert
  Supreme Court of New Hampshire· 1999-11-18· cited 11×
• State v. Royal
  Supreme Court of New Hampshire· 1973-05-31· cited 10×
• State v. Tin Yan
  Hawaii Supreme Court· 1960-08-02· cited 9×
• In re D.T.
  District of Columbia Court of Appeals· 2009-07-30· cited 9×
• Granite State Grocers Ass'n v. State Liquor Commission
  Supreme Court of New Hampshire· 1972-03-07· cited 8×
• In Re Dt
  District of Columbia Court of Appeals· 2009-07-30
• State of New Hampshire v. Bruce Moore
  Supreme Court of New Hampshire· 2020-06-10
• State of New Hampshire v. Shane M. Beattie & a.
  Supreme Court of New Hampshire· 2020-11-19
• In re J.H.
  Supreme Court of New Hampshire· 2023-11-14

Cites

1 case in this archive is cited by this case.

• Standard Oil Co. v. Anderson
  Supreme Court· 1909-02-01· cited 651×