· 1/5/1984
Bronstein v. Prudential Insurance Co. of America
Citations
- 459 N.E.2d 772
- 390 Mass. 701
- 1984 Mass. LEXIS 1264
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- “[t]he text [of a statute] must be afforded its plain meaning when it is clear and unambiguous”
- “[w]e have no right to conjecture what the Legislature would have enacted if they had foreseen the occurrence of a case like this . . .”
- court cannot insert words into statute that is clear and unambiguous
- “statutory language, when clear and unambiguous, must be given its ordinary meaning”
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Judges: Hennessey, Liacos, Abrams, Nolan, Lynch
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