· 5/16/1984
In Interest of G. & Lp
Citations
- 119 Wis. 2d 349
- 349 N.W.2d 743
- 1984 Wisc. App. LEXIS 3805
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- court's function does not include the rewriting of a statute, nor does it include adding language or exceptions to a statute
- \We have no right or power to amend a statute by the insertion of additional language.\
- \We have no right or power to amend a statute by the insertion of additional language.\
- \[I]t is not our function to rewrite the statute or to amend it to correct\ an error or omission, as \a policy decision [is] for the legislature-not the courts.\
- “[I]t is not our function to rewrite [a] statute.”
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Judges: Scott, Brown, Nettesheim
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