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· 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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