City of Natchez, Miss. v. Sullivan

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• whether statute is ambiguous or not, ultimate goal of court in interpreting statute is to discern and give effect to legislative intent
• “[T]he omission of language from a similar provision on a similar subject indicates that the legislature had a different intent in enacting the provisions, which it manifested by the omission of the language.”
• “[T]he omission of language from a similar provision on a similar subject indicates that the legislature had a different intent in enacting the provisions, which it manifested by the omission of the language.”

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