If the payment of the damages and the costs of laying out or altering and making the highway would be burdensome to any town the superior court, on petition, notice to the county commissioners, and hearing of all interested, may order a part, not exceeding
1/2 the amount thereof, to be paid by the county.

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Terms Used In New Hampshire Revised Statutes 232:32

  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • 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