West Virginia Supreme Court· 2/23/1965

Dunlap v. State Compensation Director

Citations

140 S.E.2d 448
149 W. Va. 266
1965 W. Va. LEXIS 252

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“Where the language of a statute is plain and unambiguous, there is no basis for application of rules of statutory construction; but courts must apply the statute according to the legislative intent plainly expressed therein.”
“Where the language of a statute is plain and unambiguous, there is no basis for application of rules of statutory construction; but courts must apply the statute according to the legislative intent plainly expressed therein.”
“Where the language of a statute is plain and unambiguous, there is no basis for application of rules of statutory construction; but courts must apply the statute according to the legislative intent plainly expressed therein.”
\The right to workmen's compensation benefits is wholly statutory.\

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Judges: Calhoun

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