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· 2/2/1982

Jones v. Department of Employment Security

Citations

  • 442 A.2d 463
  • 140 Vt. 552
  • 1982 Vt. LEXIS 446

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • explaining that “when the meaning of a statute is plain on its face we must enforce it according to its express terms”
  • where meaning of statute plain, Court must enforce it according to its express terms
  • amendment of statute shows legislative intent to change effect of existing law
  • “[N]o claimant should be excluded unless the law clearly intends such an exclusion.”
  • broad remedial interpretation of the Unemployment Compensation Act

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Judges: Barney, Billings, Hill, Underwood, Peck

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