· 3/3/1989
Coretsky v. Board of Commissioners
Citations
- 555 A.2d 72
- 520 Pa. 513
- 1989 Pa. LEXIS 46
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- opining that “by definition, ‘shall’ is mandatory”
- “[T]here is no latitude for overlooking the plain meaning” because by definition, “shall” is mandatory.
- “By definition, ‘shall’ is mandatory. Accordingly, there is no latitude for overlooking the plain meaning of [the statute] to reach a more desired result.”
- “By definition, ‘shall’ is mandatory.”
Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).
Judges: Nix, Larsen, Flaherty, McDermott, Zappala, Papadakos, Stout
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