· 10/15/1888
Edwards v. George Knapp & Co.
Citations
- 97 Mo. 432
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- “We interpret legislative intent from the statute as written, and therefore, we will not consider what the legislature might have said or add words that the legislature did not include.”
- “Where the legislature has made specific exemptions, we must presume no others were intended. If this is an omission, the courts cannot supply it. That is for the Legislature to do.” (quotation and citations omitted)
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Judges: Norton, Ray
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