D.B. v. M.A.

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• ‘‘Determining what constitutes an adverse impact on a wetland is a technically complex issue. . . . Inland wetlands agencies commonly rely on expert testimony in making such a finding.’’ (Citation omitted.)
• this court ordinarily will not entertain claim on appeal that has not been raised in trial court
• whether trial court properly applied substantial evidence test was question of law subject to de novo review
• “[w]e have stated repeatedly that we ordinarily will not review an issue that has not been properly raised before the trial court” [internal quotation marks omitted]
• “[e]vidence of general environmental impacts, mere speculation, or general concerns do not qualify as substantial evidence”
• [o]nly in [the] most exceptional circumstances can and will this court consider a claim, constitutional or otherwise, that has not been raised and decided in the trial court

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).