· 3/1/2011
Utility Service Co. v. Department of Labor & Industrial Relations
Citations
- 331 S.W.3d 654
- 2011 Mo. LEXIS 51
- 2011 WL 795867
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- stating the court must interpret statutes in context and not read any portion thereof in isolation
- “Rules of statutory construction may be applied to resolve any ambiguities if the legislative intent is undeterminable from the plain meaning of the statutory language.”
- “No portion of a statute is read, in isolation, but rather is read in context to the entire statute, harmonizing all provisions”
- “No portion of a statute is read in isolation, but rather is read in context to the entire statute, harmonizing all provisions”
- “This Court, however, cannot create the Department’s regulations or rewrite the statutes enacted by the legislature.”
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Judges: Mary R. Russell
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