· 8/18/1994
Wright v. Engum
Citations
- 878 P.2d 1198
- 124 Wash. 2d 343
- 1994 Wash. LEXIS 490
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- quoting/« re Eaton, 110 Wn.2d 892, 901, 757 P.2d 961 (1988)
- “As a rule of statutory interpretation, courts construe statutes to avoid ‘absurd or strained consequences’.”
- courts should read statute as a whole, considering all provisions in relation to each other and giving effect to each provision
- \We do not interpret statutes so as to render any language superfluous.\
- \We do not interpret statutes so as to render any language superfluous.\
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Judges: Madsen
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