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· 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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