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· 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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