What is the test for an exception to a general rule laid down in a statute?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Building Profit Corp. v. Mortgage & Realty Trust, 36 Cal.App.4th 683, 42 Cal.Rptr.2d 533 (Cal. App. 1995):
"When a statute contains an exception to a general rule laid down therein, that exception is strictly construed [citation] [and] [o]ther exceptions are necessarily excluded." (Goins v. Board of Pension Commissioners (1979) 96 Cal.App.3d 1005, 1009, 158 Cal.Rptr. 470.)
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