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· 2/10/1981

Cogan v. City of Wheeling

Citations

  • 274 S.E.2d 516
  • 166 W. Va. 393
  • 1981 W. Va. LEXIS 567

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  • holding a court cannot consider the individual views of members of the legislature offered to prove the intent and meaning of a statute after its passage and after litigation has arisen over its meaning and intent
  • rules for construing statutes also apply to interpretation of municipal ordinances

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Judges: Harshbarger

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