# N.H. Rev. Stat. § 498:1: 498:1 Jurisdiction

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NH_TLI_C498_S1

## Section

- **Citation:** N.H. Rev. Stat. § 498:1
- **Heading:** 498:1 Jurisdiction
- **Jurisdiction:** New Hampshire
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** NH Code / Title LI / Chapter 498 / Section 1

## Text

The superior court shall have the powers of a court of equity in the following cases: charitable uses; trusts other than those trusts described in RSA 564-B, over which the probate court has exclusive jurisdiction as provided in RSA 547:3, I(c) and (d); fraud, accident and mistake; the affairs of partners, joint tenants or owners and tenants in common; the redemption and foreclosure of mortgages; contribution; waste and nuisance; the specific performance of contracts; discovery; cases in which there is not a plain, adequate and complete remedy at law; and in all other cases cognizable in a court of equity, except that the court of probate shall have exclusive jurisdiction over equitable matters arising under its subject matter jurisdiction authority in RSA 547, RSA 547-C and RSA 552:7.

## Nearby sections

- [N.H. Rev. Stat. § 498:1 498:1 Jurisdiction.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NH_TLI_C498_S1.md)
- [N.H. Rev. Stat. § 498:2 498:2 Procedure.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NH_TLI_C498_S2.md)
- [N.H. Rev. Stat. § 498:2-a 498:2-a Insurance Coverage Disclosure in Tort Cases.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NH_TLI_C498_S2-a.md)
- [N.H. Rev. Stat. § 498:4 498:4 Deviation From Terms of Trust.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NH_TLI_C498_S4.md)
- [N.H. Rev. Stat. § 498:4-a 498:4-a Cy Pres Doctrine.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NH_TLI_C498_S4-a.md)
- [N.H. Rev. Stat. § 498:4-b 498:4-b Federal Taxation.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NH_TLI_C498_S4-b.md)
- [N.H. Rev. Stat. § 498:4-c 498:4-c Inapplicability of Cy Pres.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NH_TLI_C498_S4-c.md)
- [N.H. Rev. Stat. § 498:4-d 498:4-d Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NH_TLI_C498_S4-d.md)
- [N.H. Rev. Stat. § 498:4-e 498:4-e Termination of Charitable Trusts.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NH_TLI_C498_S4-e.md)
- [N.H. Rev. Stat. § 498:5-a 498:5-a Real and Personal Property; Disputed Titles.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NH_TLI_C498_S5-a.md)
- [N.H. Rev. Stat. § 498:5-b 498:5-b Title in Persons Unknown and Persons Not Located.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NH_TLI_C498_S5-b.md)
- [N.H. Rev. Stat. § 498:5-c 498:5-c Defendants in Title Disputes; Costs.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NH_TLI_C498_S5-c.md)
- [N.H. Rev. Stat. § 498:5-d 498:5-d Decrees.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NH_TLI_C498_S5-d.md)
- [N.H. Rev. Stat. § 498:5-e 498:5-e Extinguishment of Mineral Rights.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NH_TLI_C498_S5-e.md)

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