Bratcher v. Galusha

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• noting that to disregard plain statutory language is to “intrude on the Legislature’s function”
• father of deceásed adult married child was not entitled to recover damages under section 2 because, under section 1, the surviving spouse was the only presumptive taker
• the plaintiff suffering the loss “must also be a member of the class of ‘presumptive takes’ ”
• father of deceased adult married child was not entitled to recover damages under section 2 because, under section 1, the surviving spouse was the only presumptive taker
• we may not “rewrite or ignore the plain language of the stat ute. [We also may not] intrude on the Legislature’s function or . . . disregard the plain meaning of the statute”
• declining plaintiff's request to \rewrite or ignore the plain language\

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