· 8/31/1982
Attorney General v. School Committee of Essex
Citations
- 439 N.E.2d 770
- 387 Mass. 326
- 1982 Mass. LEXIS 1678
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- “Wé will not adopt a literal construction of a statute if the consequences of such construction are absurd or unreasonable”
- “we will not adopt a construction of a statute that creates ‘absurd or unreasonable’ consequences”
- \We assume the Legislature intended to act reasonably\
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Judges: Hennessey, Wilkins, Nolan, Lynch, O'Connor
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