State Ex Rel. Frazier v. Meadows

How courts have described this case

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

• straying from the plain meaning of the statute is appropriate only when “there is a clearly expressed legislative intent to the contrary, ... [and where] a literal application would defeat or thwart statutory purpose ... [or produce] an absurd or unconstitutional result”
• “Courts are not free to read into the language what is not there, but rather should apply the statute as written.”
• “Courts are not free to read into the language what is not there, but rather should apply the statute as written.”
• “It is well established in this jurisdiction that a writ of mandamus is only granted in extraordinary circumstances.”
• \It is well established in this jurisdiction that a writ of mandamus is only granted in extraordinary circumstances.\
• “Courts are not free to read into the language what is not there, but rather should apply the statute as written.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).