· 6/8/1999
Dawson v. Townsend & Sons, Inc.
Citations
- 735 So. 2d 1131
- 1999 Miss. App. LEXIS 315
- 1999 WL 367179
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- holding that when a statute is ambiguous and subject to multiple interpretations, courts need to understand the possible effects in order not to interpret the statute in such a way as to cause absurd results
- holding that when a statute is ambiguous and subject to multiple interpretations, courts need to understand the possible effects in order not to interpret the statute in such a way as to cause absurd results
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Judges: Southwick, P.J., Lee, and Thomas
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