Court of Appeals of Maryland· 3/13/1990

Brodsky v. Brodsky

Citations

570 A.2d 1235
319 Md. 92
1990 Md. LEXIS 45

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“[W]e assume that the words of the statute are intended to have their natural, ordinary and generally understood meaning in the absence of evidence to the contrary.”
“[W]e look first to its language, ... we assume that the words of the statute are intended to have their natural, ordinary and generally understood meaning in the absence of evidence to the contrary.”
“[W]e look first to its language, ... we assume that the words of the statute are intended to have their natural, ordinary and generally understood meaning in the absence of evidence to the contrary.”
“The word ‘may’ is generally understood as permissive, as opposed to mandatory, language.”
“[W]e look first to its language, ... we assume that the words of the statute are intended to have their natural, ordinary and generally understood meaning in the absence of evidence to the contrary.”
“In construing a statute, we look first to its language, ... we assume that the words of the statute are intended to have their natural, ordinary and gener ally understood meaning in the absence of evidence to the contrary.”

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Judges: Murphy, Eldridge, Cole, Rodowsky, McAuliffe, Adkins, Orth

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