County of Los Angeles v. Frisbie

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• “While the intention of the legislature must be ascertained from the words used to express it, the manifest reason and the obvious design of the law should not be sacrificed to a literal interpretation of such language.”
• “While the intention of the 6 legislature must be ascertained from the words used to express 7 it, the manifest reason and the obvious design of the law should 8 not be sacrificed to a literal interpretation of such 9 language.”
• “While the intention of the 6 legislature must be ascertained from the words used to express 7 it, the manifest reason and the obvious design of the law should 8 not be sacrificed to a literal interpretation of such 9 language.”

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