Richard Horton & a. v. David Clemens & a. (2020)

Citation: Richard Horton & a. v. David Clemens & a. (2020)
Parent Document: Richard Horton & a. v. David Clemens & a. (2020)
Jurisdiction: New Hampshire (state)
Effective Date: 2020-08-11
Original Source: https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/4774193/richard-horton-a-v-david-clemens-a/ ↗

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Resolving the issues in this appeal requires that we engage in statutory
interpretation. We review the trial court’s statutory interpretation de novo.
Darbouze v. Champney, 160 N.H. 695, 697 (2010). We are the final arbiter of
the intent of the legislature as expressed in the words of the statute considered
as a whole. Id. We first examine the language of the statute, and, where
possible, we ascribe the plain and ordinary meanings to the words used. Id.
When the language of the statute is clear on its face, its meaning is not subject
to modification. Id. We will neither consider what the legislature might have
said nor add words that it did not see fit to include. Id.

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