· 2/22/2000
Gleaves v. Checker Cab Transit Corp., Inc.
Citations
- 15 S.W.3d 799
- 2000 Tenn. LEXIS 78
- 2000 WL 198968
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- reasoning that “it is not for the courts to alter or amend a statute”
- reasoning that “it is not for the courts to alter or amend a statute”
- “[A] court ascertains a statute’s purpose from the plain and ordinary meaning of its language . . . .”
- “The rules of statutory interpretation are used when interpreting an ordinance.”
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Judges: Birch, Anderson, Drowota, Holder, Barker
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