· 6/2/2020
Simmons v. Wiles
Syllabus
Battery, Motion for Directed Verdict, Motion to Dismiss, Motion for Judgment Notwithstanding the Verdict, Motion for New Trial, Punitive Damages, Jury Instruction
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- presumed parent became adjudicated parent by virtue of dissolution proceeding ordering the presumed parent pay child support
- “ ‘Where a provision contains both the words “shall” and “may,” it is presumed that the lawmaker intended to distinguish between them.’ ” (quoting Scannell v. City of Seattle, 97 Wn.2d 701, 704, 648 P.2d 435 (1982))
- “‘Where a provision contains both the words “shall” and “may,” it is presumed that the lawmaker intended to distinguish between them.’” (Quoting Scannell v. City of Seattle, 97 Wn.2d 701, 704, 648 P.2d 435 (1982)
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