Merkel v. Nationwide Insurance

How courts have described this case

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

• stating that courts must aim to “discern and implement the intent of the Legislature” when interpreting statutes
• reciting that in construing a statute, “[w]e consider the purpose of the statute and look to the broad subject matter of the law, its effects and consequences, and the reason and spirit of the law.” (quotation omitted)
• reciting that in construing a statute, “[w]e consider the purpose of the statute and look to the broad subject matter of the law, its effects and consequences, and the reason and spirit of the law.” (quotation omitted)
• principal objective of statutory construction is to discern the legislative intent

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).