stating that if the language of a statute is susceptible of two constructions, one of which will carry out such manifest object and the other defeat it, it should receive the former construction
How later courts described this case
- stating that if the language of a statute is susceptible of two constructions, one of which will carry out such manifest object and the other defeat it, it should receive the former construction
- "It is recognized that a statute is to be construed with reference to its manifest object, and if the language is susceptible of two constructions, one of 5 which will carry out and the other defeat the manifest object, it should receive the former construction."
- legislative intent is determined from a general view of the whole enactment in question
- “[A] statute is to be construed with reference to its manifest object, and if the language is susceptible of two constructions, one of which will carry out and the other defeat such manifest object, it should receive the former construction.”
Written by the judges who cited it.
The opinion
DENTON, Justice,
dissenting.
I respectfully dissent. It is my opinion that the court of civil appeals has correctly decided this case, and I agree with that court’s opinion. Tex.Civ.App., 569 S.W.2d 604 .