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· 3/2/1990

City of Hopewell v. County of Prince George

Citations

  • 389 S.E.2d 685
  • 239 Va. 287
  • 6 Va. Law Rep. 1485
  • 1990 Va. LEXIS 41

How courts have described this case

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  • observing that, “[w]hen the legislature uses two different terms in the same act, it is presumed to mean two different things”
  • where statutory language is clear and unambiguous, court need not resort to statutory construction or legislative history

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Judges: Carrico, Compton, Stephenson, Whiting, Lacy, Poff

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