when the General Assembly amends a statute, this Court must presume it intended to effect a change to the prior law
How later courts described this case
- when the General Assembly amends a statute, this Court must presume it intended to effect a change to the prior law
- The contest of attorney’s fees after those fees had been paid is moot.
Written by the judges who cited it.
The opinion
Ray Thornton, Justice, concurring. I agree with the result reached by the majority opinion that this case should be reversed and remanded. However, I write separately because I think that the issue of attorney’s fees is not moot. In my opinion, that issue should be considered upon remand by the trial court.