Statutes and Statutory Construction: Context

MONTANA SUPREME COURT DECISIONS

Ford v. Sentry Casualty Company, 2012 MT 156 The Montana Supreme Court held that it must read §§ 39-71-407 and -119, MCA, together, “not only because the former expressly references the latter, but also because when interpreting statutes we view them as part of a whole statutory scheme and construe them so as to forward the purpose of that scheme.”

 
WORKERS' COMPENSATION COURT DECISIONS

McCoy v. Benefis Healthcare [11/19/02] 2002 MTWCC 59 The terms of a statute must be considered and read in "the context in which they were used by the legislature."