Bullman v. D & R LUMBER CO.

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• recognizing that “every part of a statute must be construed in connection with the whole, so as to make all parts harmonize, if possible, and to give meaning to each” and that “every word used is presumed to have meaning and purpose”
• stating that “every word used [in a statute] is presumed to have meaning and purpose, for the Legislature is thought by the courts not to have used language idly”
• stating that “every word used [in a statute] is presumed to have meaning and purpose, for the Legislature is thought by the courts not to have used language idly”
• providing “every word used is presumed to have meaning and purpose, for the Legislature is thought by the courts not to have used language idly”
• permitting landowner to recover punitive damages, in addition to treble damages authorized by W. Va.Code § 61-3-48a, for unauthorized destruction or removal of timber and other growing plants
• permitting landowner to recover punitive damages, in addition to treble damages authorized by W. Va.Code § 61-3-48a, for unauthorized destruction or removal of timber and other growing plants

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).