Cited by
Opinions in Minnesota that cite State v. Thonesavanh, 904 N.W.2d 432.
- In the Matter of the Surveillance and Integrity Review (SIRS) Appeals by Trinity Home Health Care Services and … Minn. 2023
- State of Minnesota v. Ryan James Martens Minn. Ct. App. 2023
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State of Minnesota v. Ryan James Martens
Minn. Ct. App. 2023
One such canon is in pari materia, or the related-statutes canon, which “allows two statutes with common purposes and subject matter to be construed together to determine the meaning of ambiguous statutory language.” (quotation omitted).
- State of Minnesota v. Raeleen Kay Johnson, A21-1360, Supreme Court, September 13, 2023 Minn. 2023
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State of Minnesota v. Raeleen Kay Johnson, A21-1360, Supreme Court, September 13, 2023
Minn. 2023
When a phrase in a statute is undefined, we may look to dictionary definitions “to determine the common and ordinary meanings of these terms.”
- State of Minnesota v. Almanzo Ousley Cotton Minn. Ct. App. 2023
- State of Minnesota v. Kyle Allen Mueller Minn. Ct. App. 2023
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State of Minnesota v. Almanzo Ousley Cotton
Minn. Ct. App. 2023
“The first step in statutory interpretation is to determine whether the statute’s language, on its face, is ambiguous.”
- State of Minnesota v. Nicolle Lynn Lozier Minn. Ct. App. 2023
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In the Matter of the Welfare of the Child of: S.B.G., Parent
Minn. 2023
“The first step in statutory interpretation is to determine whether the statute’s language, on its face, is ambiguous.”
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State of Minnesota v. Penny Lane Arredondo
Minn. Ct. App. 2023
“A statute is ambiguous only if it is subject to more than one reasonable interpretation.” (quotation omitted).
- In the Matter of: Del Zotto Products Minn. Ct. App. 2023
- In the Matter of the Application of Timothy D. Moratzka, Trustee of the Nancy L. Mayen Residual Trust Minn. 2023
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State of Minnesota,
Minn. 2023
“The first step in statutory interpretation is to determine whether the statute’s language, on its face, is ambiguous.”
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State of Minnesota,
Minn. 2023
In interpreting statutes, we read the statute as a whole, and favor an interpretation that gives “each word or phrase in a statute a distinct, not an identical, meaning,”
- State of Minnesota, Minn. 2023
- Taquinia Kokela Douglas, Minn. 2023
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In the Matter of the Welfare of: D. J. F.-D., Child
Minn. Ct. App. 2023
(interpreting a statute); (rules of statutory interpretation are applied to interpret procedural rules).
- Melissa Lynn Hanson v. State of Minnesota Minn. Ct. App. 2023
- In re City of Cohasset’s Decision on the Need for an Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed Frontier … Minn. Ct. App. 2023
- Minnesota Automobile Dealers Association v. Minnesota Pollution Control Agency Minn. Ct. App. 2023
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In re the Matter of: Sean Patrick Dempsey v. Martalisbet Horrocks Loman
Minn. Ct. App. 2022
(“Also called the related-statutes canon, in pari materia allows two statutes with common purposes and subject matter to be construed together to determine the meaning of ambiguous statutory language.” (quotation omitted)).
- Minn. 2022
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In the Matter of the Welfare of the Child of: A. R. J. and B. J. J., Parents
Minn. Ct. App. 2022
d 119, 122 (Minn. App. 2019).
- Bunny Annette Byington, Minn. 2022
- In the Matter of the Welfare of the Child of: S. B. G., Parent Minn. Ct. App. 2022
- Minn. 2022
- Courtney Ann Houck v. Alexander Carson Houck Minn. Ct. App. 2022
- State of Minnesota v. Raeleen Kay Johnson Minn. Ct. App. 2022
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Minn. 2022
See State v. Rick , d 478, 484 (Minn. 2013), d 432, 440–41 (Minn. 2017).
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Minnesota Deer Farmers Association v. Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
Minn. Ct. App. 2022
(noting that in pari mate ria is extrinsic canon that applies only to ambiguous statutes).
- State of Minnesota v. Duke Ogeto Maroko Minn. Ct. App. 2022
- A21-1528 A21-1530 William Findling, et al v. Group Health Plan, Inc., d/b/a Health Partners and Regions Hospital (A21-1518), … Minn. Ct. App. 2022
- Minn. 2022
- In re the Estate of: Joann Roselia Gregory, aka JoAnn R. Gregory and aka JoAnn Gregory, Deceased Minn. Ct. App. 2022
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Don Lorge,
Minn. 2022
State v. Thonesavanh , –38 (Minn. 2017).
- In the Matter of the Welfare of: A. J. S., Child Minn. Ct. App. 2022
- Carvin Buzzell, Jr., Minn. 2022
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State of Minnesota v. Clifford Monroe Skinaway, Jr.
Minn. Ct. App. 2022
“A statute is ambiguous only if it is subject to more than one reasonable interpretation.” (quotation omitted).
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Johnsonville, LLC, a Minnesota limited liability company v. City of Buffalo, a Minnesota municipal corporation
Minn. Ct. App. 2022
Minn. Stat. § 645.16 (2020)
- State of Minnesota, Minn. 2022
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In the Matter of V & J Farm, LLC and the Commissioner of North Fork Crow River Watershed …
Minn. Ct. App. 2022
If the plain language of the statute is open to multiple reasonable interpretations, the statute is ambiguous and the court “may apply canons of construction to resolve the ambiguity.”
- State of Minnesota v. Peggy Lynn Nelson Minn. Ct. App. 2022
- State of Minnesota, Minnesota Judicial Branch v. Teamsters Local 320 Minn. Ct. App. 2022
- State of Minnesota v. Alonzo Lonnie Jr. Williams Minn. Ct. App. 2022
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State of Minnesota,
Minn. 2021
(considering legislative history only after finding the statute ambiguous); State v. Altepeter , (noting that an “illogical” result is only considered if the statute is ambiguous); (stating that the canon of in pari materia “applies only to ambiguous statutes”).
- Northeastern Minnesotans for Wilderness v. Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, et al., Twin Metals Minnesota LLC, intervenor Minn. Ct. App. 2021
- Fairmont Housing and Redevelopment Authority v. Tom Winter, et al Minn. Ct. App. 2021
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State of Minnesota v. Bryan Morgan Holl
Minn. 2021
If, however, the language of the statute is ambiguous, meaning “it is subject to more than one reasonable interpretation,” we use the applicable canons of construction to ascertain the statute’s meaning and “resolve the ambiguity.” (citations omitted) (internal quotation marks omitted).
- In the Matter of the Eligibility of Ted Johnson for MSRS General Employees Retirement Plan Coverage Minn. Ct. App. 2021