· 6/3/1993
Gateley's Case
Citations
- 613 N.E.2d 918
- 415 Mass. 397
- 1993 Mass. LEXIS 317
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- “interpretation of a statute by the agency charged with primary responsibility for administering it is entitled to substantial deference”
- The employer did not coerce, require or pressure the employee’s involvement in the recreational activity, and thus the participation was purely voluntary
- “In a statute words are to be accorded their ordinary meaning and approved usage.”
Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).
Judges: Lucos, Wilkins, Nolan, Lynch, O'Connor
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