· 10/25/2011
American National Property & Casualty Co. v. Ensz & Jester, P.C.
Citations
- 358 S.W.3d 75
- 2011 Mo. App. LEXIS 1382
- 2011 WL 5041204
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- holding that if possible, we avoid construing a statute in a manner that will render a portion of its language meaningless (citing In re Estate of Hough, 457 S.W.2d 687, 692 (Mo. 1970))
- noting where possible our interpretation should not render a statute meaningless
- “[W]e will avoid a construction that renders statutory language meaningless.”
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Judges: Howard, Ahuja, Mitchell
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