· 2/10/1981
Cogan v. City of Wheeling
Citations
- 274 S.E.2d 516
- 166 W. Va. 393
- 1981 W. Va. LEXIS 567
How courts have described this case
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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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