South Metropolitan Fire Protection District v. City of Lee's Summit

How courts have described this case

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• holding “[legislative] inaction can be considered” as evidence of legislative approval
• “In determining the intent and meaning of statutory language, the words must be considered in context ... to arrive at the true meaning and scope of the words”
• where two provisions conflict, latter statute is considered an exception to the earlier provision
• “Where two statutory provisions covering the same subject matter are unambiguous standing separately but are in conflict when examined together, a reviewing court must attempt to harmonize them and give them both effect.”
• “In determining the intent and meaning of statutory language, the words must be considered in context and sections of the statutes in pari materia, as well as cognate sections, must be considered in order to arrive at the true meaning and scope of the words.”
• ascertain intent of legislature from language used

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).