· 2/1/1890
Gray v. Dixon
Citations
- 83 Cal. 33
- 23 P. 60
- 1890 Cal. LEXIS 634
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- “[A]s we look to the words of a statute, we attribute to those words their ordinary, logical, and common meanings, unless a clear indication of some other meaning appears.” (Citations and punctuation omitted)
- “When we consider the meaning of a statutory provision, we do not read it in isolation, but rather, we read it in the context of the other statutory provisions of which it is a part.”
- “[A]s we look to the words of a statute, we attribute to those words their ordinary, logical, and common meanings, unless a clear indication of some other meaning appears.” (Citations and punctuation omitted)
- “When we consider the meaning of a statutory provision, we do not read it in isolation, but rather, we read it in the context of the other statutory provisions of which it is a part.”
- when considering the meaning of a statute “we look first to the text of the statute, and if the text is clear and unambiguous, we look no further, attributing to the statute its plain meaning.”
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Judges: Sharpstein
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