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· 11/17/1988

VanKirk v. Young

Citations

  • 375 S.E.2d 196
  • 180 W. Va. 18
  • 1988 W. Va. LEXIS 141

How courts have described this case

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  • “While it is unfortunate that the legislature did not foresee the situation now before us, we cannot rewrite the statute so as to provide relief ..., nor can we interpret the statute in a manner inconsistent with the plain meaning of the words.”
  • “While it is unfortunate that the legislature did not foresee the situation now before us, we cannot rewrite the statute so as to provide relief . . ., nor can we interpret the statute in a manner inconsistent with the plain 7 meaning of the words.”

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Judges: Brotherton

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