Amanda Colburn v. Nicholas Saykaly & a. (2020)

Citation: Amanda Colburn v. Nicholas Saykaly & a. (2020)
Parent Document: Amanda Colburn v. Nicholas Saykaly & a. (2020)
Jurisdiction: New Hampshire (state)
Effective Date: 2020-03-11
Original Source: https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/4734583/amanda-colburn-v-nicholas-saykaly-a/ ↗

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Because the circuit court, its divisions, and its jurisdiction, are created
by statute, see RSA 490-F:2, :3 (Supp. 2019), we look to the relevant statutes
to answer the question presented by this appeal. See Maldini, 168 N.H. at 194.
When undertaking statutory interpretation, we first examine the language
found in the statute and, where possible, we ascribe the plain and ordinary
meanings to words used. Id. at 194-95. When a statute’s language is plain
and unambiguous, we need not look beyond it for further indications of
legislative intent. Id. at 195. “Courts can neither ignore the plain language of
the legislation nor add words which the lawmakers did not see fit to include.”
Id. (quotation omitted). We interpret statutes not in isolation, but in the
context of the overall statutory scheme. Id.

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