Dept. of Transportation v. Stallcup

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• explaining that when the legislature uses different terms in a statute, it likely intended them to have different meanings
• rejecting construction that would relegate portion of statute to surplusage, “in contravention of this court’s stated goal of giving effect to every provision of a statute”
• rejecting construction that would relegate portion of statute to surplusage, “in contravention of this court’s stated goal of giving effect to every provision of a statute”
• considering ORS chapter 674 which \regulates the practice of real estate appraisal activity within Oregon\ for context in interpreting the term \appraisal\
• rejecting reliance on a dictionary definition of a statutory term in favor of a meaning suggested by the statute’s context
• considering ORS chapter 674 which \regulates the practice of real estate appraisal activity within Oregon\ for context in interpreting the term \appraisal\

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