Jones v. Conwell

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• recognizing that “rules of statutory interpretation argue against reading any legislative enactment in a manner that will make a portion of it useless, repetitious, or absurd”
• cautioning “against reading any legislative enactment in a manner that will make a portion of it useless, repetitious, or absurd”
• stating that the rules of statutory interpretation argue against reading legislative enactments in a 3 We do not express an opinion regarding whether a future petition for removal by Esposito will be successful. -6- manner that would make a portion of them useless
• “The rules of statutory interpretation argue against reading any legislative enactment in a manner that will make a portion of it useless, repetitious, or absurd.”
• “It would be absurd to conclude that the legislature would say the same thing twice in one statutory provision.”
• joint tenancy with right of survivorship is subject to parti- tion by a judgment lien creditor of one of the several joint tenants

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