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2 canonical passages across 2 cases, quoted by 23 opinions in total. These passages cluster together because the same opinions keep quoting them side by side: they state parts of one doctrine. The anchor passage is from Adebowale Oluseyi Adekale A/K/A Ted Adekale.

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1 Adebowale Oluseyi Adekale A/K/A Ted Adekale Anchor
wyo · 2015
green “where legislative intent is discernible a court should give effect to the 'most likely, most reasonable, interpretation of the statute, given its design and purpose.” 17
2 Jacob Fugle v. Sublette County School District 9 and Stephen Nelson
wyo · 2015
green “when we interpret statutes, our goal is to give effect to the intent of the legislature, and we 'attempt to determine the legislature's intent based primarily on the plain and ordinary meaning of the words used in the statute.” 6

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