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· 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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