· 3/18/1993
Collins v. BOARD OF TRUSTEES, FIREMEN'S ANNUITY & BEN. FUND OF CHICAGO
Citations
- 610 N.E.2d 1250
- 155 Ill. 2d 93
- 183 Ill. Dec. 6
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- a statute must be read as a whole and no word or paragraph should be interpreted so as to be rendered meaningless
- “no word or paragraph [of a statute] should be interpreted so as to be rendered meaningless”
- it is well established that when the legislature uses certain language in one instance and completely different language in another, it intends different results
- \no word or paragraph [of a statute] should be interpreted so as to be rendered meaningless\
- it is well established that when the legislature uses certain language in one instance and completely different language in another, it intends different results
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Judges: Nickels
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