· 5/24/1956
DeGrief v. City of Seattle
Citations
- 297 P.2d 940
- 50 Wash. 2d 1
- 1956 Wash. LEXIS 221
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- when legislature uses similar words in different parts of statute, courts presume it intended same meaning throughout
- when similar words are used in different parts of a statute, the meaning is presumed to be the same throughout
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Judges: Donworth
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