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· 12/9/1981

Eleanor Duke v. University of Texas at El Paso

Citations

  • 663 F.2d 522
  • 1981 U.S. App. LEXIS 15374
  • 27 Empl. Prac. Dec. (CCH) 32,290
  • 27 Fair Empl. Prac. Cas. (BNA) 1389

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  • holding that interpreting chapter 106's predecessor to cover employment benefits would violate legislature’s intent and render superfluous other statutory provisions
  • holding that interpreting chapter 106's predecessor to cover employment benefits would violate legislature's intent and render superfluous other statutory provisions
  • “Ambiguities concerning the ambit of criminal statutes should be resolved in favor of lenity.”
  • Texas courts have no authority to hear certified questions from federal courts

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Judges: Ainsworth, Ingraham, Tate

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