In what circumstances will a court begin with the words of the statute?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Khajavi v. Feather River Anesthesia Medical Group, 100 Cal.Rptr.2d 627, 84 Cal.App.4th 32 (Cal. App. 2000):
In construing a statute, as mentioned earlier, "a court begins with the words of the statute, because they generally provide the most reliable indicator of legislative intent." (Hsu v. Abbara, supra, 9 Cal.4th at p. 871.)
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