· 4/17/2015
Galenski v. Town of Erving
Citations
- 471 Mass. 305
- 28 N.E.3d 470
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- “The word ‘shall’ is ordinarily interpreted as having a mandatory or imperative obligation” when used in statutes
- we view statutory scheme as whole to give effect to all of its provisions
Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).
Judges: Gants, Spina, Cordy, Botsford, Duffly, Lenk, Hines
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