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· 12/6/1984

Manchin v. Dunfee

Citations

  • 327 S.E.2d 710
  • 174 W. Va. 532
  • 1984 W. Va. LEXIS 479

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • stating that the rule of in pari materia “is most applicable to those statutes relating to the same subject matter which ... refer to each other”
  • \[T]he familiar maxim expressio unius est exclusio alterius [means] the express mention of one thing implies the exclusion of another[.]\
  • “[T]he familiar maxim ex-pressio unius est exclusio alterius [means] the express mention of one thing implies the exclusion of another[.]”
  • “In the interpretation of statutory provisions, the familiar maxim expressio unius est ex-clusio alterius, the express mention of one thing implies the exclusion of another, applies”
  • “An election contest is a separate proceeding from a canvass or a recount and is usually pursued following the completion of a requested recount.”
  • in pari materia requires that statutes which relate to the same subject should be read and applied together

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Judges: Miller

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