Hall v. Planning Commission

The defendant Ledyard planning commission approved an application for a resub-division plan filed by the codefendant Christy Hill Builders. The plaintiffs, owners of nearby property, appealed the decision to the Superior Court. Although the underlying controversy of this litigation involves the adequacy of the drainage from the resubdivision, the trial court did not reach that issue, dismissing the appeal on the ground that the plaintiffs failed to sustain their burden of establishing that they were aggrieved parties.

At the planning commission hearing, the plaintiffs expressed fears that the…