pe2 housing v baker, No. 25-cv-5036 (Vt. Super. Ct. 2024)

Citation: pe2 housing v baker, No. 25-cv-5036 (Vt. Super. Ct. 2024)
Parent Document: pe2 housing v baker, No. 25-cv-5036 (Vt. Super. Ct. 2024)
Jurisdiction: Vermont (state)
Effective Date: 2024-11-01
Original Source: https://www.vermontjudiciary.org/media/20324 ↗

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Again, the issue before the court is a matter of statutory construction. In construing a
statute, a court’s “principal goal is to effectuate the intent of the Legislature.” Tarrant v.
Department of Taxes, 169 Vt. 189, 197 (1999). If legislative intent is clear from the plain
meaning of the statutory language, this court must enforce the statute “according to its
terms without resorting to statutory construction.” Id. See also Off. of Child Support ex
rel. Lewis v. Lewis, 2004 VT 127, ¶ 7 (“When considering claims that arise under a
statute, we apply the plain meaning of the statute's words because we presume it reflects
the Legislature's intent”). However, while statutes should not be construed to produce
absurd or illogical results, this

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