Barnett v. Natural Gas Pipeline Co.

D. Franklin Arey, III, Judge,

dissenting. I respectfully dissent from the majority’s affirmance of the Commission’s decision. Because we cannot determine the facts upon which the Commission relied in reaching its conclusion, we should reverse and remand this case for the Commission to make specific findings of fact.

The Commission affirmed and adopted the ALJ’s opinion. The opinion consists of an accurate recitation of the testimony, followed by numbered conclusions. These conclusions are followed by a section headed “Discussion.” The first two paragraphs of the Discussion section are…