James Ventres v. Goodspeed Airport, LLC; Goodspeed Airport, LLC v. Inland Wetlands and…

Summary

The court affirmed summary judgments because the airport parties' substantive and procedural due process, abuse of process, and First Amendment retaliation claims were precluded by collateral estoppel or res judicata. Prior federal and state litigation had already determined that the cease and desist order and enforcement action addressed activities already prohibited by law and did not invade a constitutionally protected property interest. The court also held that the municipal commission and its members were in privity with the zoning enforcement officer, and that the airport manager could be bound as the principal's agent.