We review the circuit court's grant of summary judgment using the same methodology as the circuit court. That methodology is well known and we need not repeat it here except to observe that summary judgment is appropriate when there is no genuine issue of material fact and the moving party is entitled to judgment as a matter of law. Because there are no material facts at issue in this case, we must determine which party is entitled to judgment as a matter of law. Here, the issue presents a question of statutory interpretation which we review de novo. See id. at 502.
Statutory interpretation begins with the language of the statute itself.
See Armor All Prods. If the language is clear and unambiguous on its face, we merely apply that language to the facts at hand. Although we will not look beyond the statute's plain meaning, we do consider its parts in relationship to the whole statute and to related sections. See Elliott v. Armor All Prods.