State v. Crothers

Citations

• 118 Wash. 226
• 203 P. 74
• 1922 Wash. LEXIS 631

Syllabus

<p>Statutes (63) — Construction—Title and Headings. While the title to an act is always a subject for consideration in ascertaining the legislative intent, a headnote, even though enacted by the legislature as a part of the act, should not be made an excuse for construing an act which is' clear, plain, and concise, leaving nothing open to construction.</p> <p>Same (63) — Construction—Title and Headings — Scope and Subject-Matter of Act — Intent of Legislature. Rem. Code, § 2527, as amended by Laws 1915, p. 492, § 2, providing that “every person, who . . . being the driver of any animal or vehicle upon any public highway, street, or other public place, shall be intoxicated while engaged in the discharge of any such duties, shall be guilty of a gross misdemeanor,” includes the driver of an automobile, whether he be owner or employee, the enactment of the headnote “Intoxication of employees,” as an index of the section not being a limitation on the plain provisions of the statute showing a legislative intent to cover other classes as well as employees.</p>