New Hampshire Revised Statutes 512:45 – Penalty for Excessive Costs
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Terms Used In New Hampshire Revised Statutes 512:45
- Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
- person: may extend and be applied to bodies corporate and politic as well as to individuals. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:9
- Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
- Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.
If any person shall demand or receive from a defendant in connection with the settlement of any trustee suit any sum of money or other thing of value in excess of the provisions of N.H. Rev. Stat. § 512:44 he shall be guilty of a violation.