Washington Supreme Court· 2/22/2001

Hallauer v. Spectrum Properties, Inc.

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143 Wash. 2d 126

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stating that when statutes conflict, the specific statute supersedes the general statute
\Such statutes `must be construed together.'\ (internal quotation marks omitted) (quoting In re Pers. Restraint of Yim, 139 Wash.2d 581, 592, 989 P.2d 512 (1999))
“Such statutes ‘must be construed together.’ ” (internal quotation marks omitted) (quoting In re Pers. Restraint of Yim, 139 Wn.2d 581, 592, 989 P.2d 512 (1999))
\The principle of reading statutes in pari materia applies where statutes relate to the same subject matter.\
where two statutes address related subjects, the more specific statute prevails only “insofar as the statutes conflict”
“The principle of reading statutes in pari materia applies where statutes relate to the same subject matter.”

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Judges: Madsen, Sanders

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