Gagnon v. Inland Wetlands & Watercourses Commission of Bristol

The sole issue in this administrative appeal is whether the Superior Court is required to search the record of an inland wetlands commission hearing to determine if there is an adequate basis for the action taken by that commission, where the commission failed to state upon the record the reason for its decision. We hold that the long established rule requiring such a search of the record in appeals from planning and zoning authorities applies with equal force to an appeal from an inland wetlands commission. Accordingly, we conclude that the trial court erred in sustaining the plaintiffs…