· 1/24/1983
Gill v. Miller
Citations
- 445 N.E.2d 330
- 94 Ill. 2d 52
- 67 Ill. Dec. 850
- 1983 Ill. LEXIS 279
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- observing that “this court has decided that where applying language literally in a clause of an otherwise coherent statute would frustrate the spirit of the statute and the intent of the legislature, language may be disregarded, modified or supplied to give effect to the legislative design”
- observing that “this court has decided that where applying language literally in a clause of an otherwise coherent statute would frustrate the spirit of the statute and the intent of the legislature, language may be disregarded, modified or supplied to give effect to the legislative design”
- statute amended within seven months after controversy arose
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Judges: Ward
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