Jessica M. Goodeill v. Madison Real Estate, 191 Wash. App. 88 (2015)

Citation: Jessica M. Goodeill v. Madison Real Estate, 191 Wash. App. 88 (2015)
Parent Document: Jessica M. Goodeill v. Madison Real Estate, 191 Wash. App. 88 (2015)
Jurisdiction: Washington (state)
Effective Date: 2015-11-03
Original Source: https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/3151641/jessica-m-goodeill-v-madison-re... ↗

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A court's objective in construing a statute is to determine the
       legislature's intent. "[I]fthe statute's meaning is plain on its face, then the
       court must give effect to that plain meaning as an expression of legislative
       intent." Plain meaning is discerned from the ordinary meaning of the
       language at issue, the context of the statute in which that provision is found,
       related provisions, and the statutory scheme as a whole. An undefined
       statutory term should be given its usual and ordinary meaning. Statutory
       provisions and rules should be harmonized whenever possible. If the
       statutory language is susceptible to more than one reasonable interpretation,
       then a court may resort to statutory construction, legislative history, and
       relevant case law for assistance in discerning legislative intent. 14
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