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iLaw Dictionary
California
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Statutory Construction
The Acid Test of Statutory Interpretation
(Ciga)
Statutory Construction-The Acid Test of Statutory Interpretation
(Ciga)
“The acid test of statutory interpretation based on principles of statutory construction is always whether the interpretation yields an absurd result.” (County of Orange v. FST Sand & Gravel, Inc., supra, 63 Cal.App.4th at p. 360.) The clear, unambiguous, and unavoidable conclusion is that the EDD’s lien for mistakenly paid UCD benefits is an obligation to a state and is thus not a “covered claim” that CIGA is obligated to pay. (Ins. Code, § 1063.1, subd. (c)(4).) It defies logic and produces a ludicrous result to conclude that a payment to a department of the State is not a payment to a state.[6]
