· 12/3/1982
Ambrogi v. Koontz
Citations
- 297 S.E.2d 660
- 224 Va. 381
- 1982 Va. LEXIS 307
How courts have described this case
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- a statute should be given a reasonable construction which will effect rather than defeat a legislative purpose
- “[A] statute should, if possible, be given a reasonable construction which will effect rather than defeat a legislative purpose evident from the history of the legislation.”
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Judges: Cochran
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