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· 11/29/1965

Peyton v. Williams

Citations

  • 206 Va. 595
  • 145 S.E.2d 147
  • 1965 Va. LEXIS 240

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  • noting that “[w]hen’[the administrative interpretation] has long continued without change the legislature will be presumed to have acquiesced therein”
  • “The elementary rule of statutory interpretation is that the construction accorded a statute by public officials charged with its administration and enforcement is entitled to be given weight by the court[s].”
  • \The elementary rule of statutory interpretation is that the construction accorded a statute by public officials charged with its administration and enforcement is entitled to be given weight by the court[s].\

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Judges: Spratley

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