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· 1/27/1992

Browning Ex Rel. Estate of Browning v. Hartvigsen

Citations

  • 414 S.E.2d 115
  • 307 S.C. 122
  • 1992 S.C. LEXIS 25

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  • a statute as a whole must receive a practical, reasonable and fair interpretation consonant with the purpose, design and policy of the lawmakers
  • section 15-78-110 of Tort Claims Act is triggered by the date a cause of action accrues
  • In interpreting a statute, the Court’s primary purpose is to ascertain the intent of the legislature
  • “A statute as a whole must receive a practical, reasonable, and fair interpretation consonant with the purpose, design, and policy of the lawmakers.”
  • “A statute as a whole must receive a practical, reasonable, and fair interpretation consonant with the purpose, design, and policy of the lawmakers.”

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Judges: Harwell, Gregory, Chandler, Finney, Toal

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