· 5/22/2012
Appeal of Town of Seabrook
Citations
- 44 A.3d 518
- 163 N.H. 635
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- explaining that an agency’s 2 ruling will be overturned if there is no evidence in the record to support it
- observing that the subsequent application doctrine is a “similar doctrine” to administrative finality
- observing that agency had enough evidence in the record to support its conclusion
- explaining that while an interpretation of a statute by the agency charged with its administration is entitled to some deference, we are still the final arbiter of the legislature's intent and are not bound by an agency's interpretation of a statute
- explaining that while an interpretation of a statute by the agency charged with its administration is entitled to some deference, we are still the final arbiter of the legislature’s intent and are not bound by an agency’s interpretation of a statute
- “We accord statutory language its plain and ordinary meaning, and we will not add words the legislature did not see fit to include.”
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Judges: Hicks, Dalianis, Conboy, Lynn
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