Melissa Natal v. GMPM Company & a. (2022)

Citation: Melissa Natal v. GMPM Company & a. (2022)
Parent Document: Melissa Natal v. GMPM Company & a. (2022)
Jurisdiction: New Hampshire (state)
Effective Date: 2022-04-01
Original Source: https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/6456928/melissa-natal-v-gmpm-company-a/ ↗

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On appeal, the defendant argues that the circuit court misconstrued RSA
540-B:1 by concluding that the property is not a shared facility. The
interpretation of a statute presents a question of law, which we review de novo.
See State v. Pinault, 168 N.H. 28, 31 (2015). In matters of statutory
interpretation, the intent of the legislature is expressed in the words of the
statute considered as a whole. See id. We first look to the language of the
statute itself, and, if possible, construe that language according to its plain and
ordinary meaning. Id. Further, we interpret legislative intent from the statute
as written and will not consider what the legislature might have said or add
language the legislature did not see fit to include. Id. Finally, we interpret
statutes in the context of the overall statutory scheme and not in isolation. Id.

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