City v. Dept. of Labor and Industries

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• recognizing courts must interpret statutes to give effect to all language used, rendering no portion meaningless or superfluous
• recognizing courts must interpret statutes to give effect to all language used, rendering no portion meaningless or superfluous
• rule of ejusdem generic provides that specific terms modify or restrict the application of general terms where both are used in sequence
• “[T]he rule of ejusdem generis is merely a rule of construction and is only applicable where legislative intent or language expressing that intent is unclear.”
• a court must give effect to every part of the text of a statute, rendering no portion meaningless or superfluous
• rule of ejusdem generis provides that specific terms modify or restrict the application of general terms where both are used in sequence

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