Is the decision of the Board supported by reliable, probative, and substantial evidence?
B. Was the Manufactured Housing Board acting within its discretion in denying Appellant’s application? C. Should the Board have considered evidence related to information from Appellant’s 1997 license application? IV. ANALYSIS A. Is the decision of the Board supported by reliable, probative, and substantial evidence? The Administrative Law Judge Division must abstain from overturning an agency’s decision unless it is affected by errors of law or is clearly erroneous in light of the reliable, probative, and substantial evidence on the record. Grant v. S.C. Coastal Council, 319 S.C. 348, 461 S.E.2d 388 (1995). If reasonable minds can draw two inconsistent conclusions, the administrative agency’s decision can still be supported by substantial evidence. Ellis v. Spartan Mills, 276 S.C. 216, 277 S.E.2d 590 (1981). To be disturbed, the findings of the agency must be arbitrary and capricious as a matter of law. Welch v. Public Service Commission, 301 S.C. 259, 391 S.E.2d 556 (1990). In the pr
