Kaczorowski v. Mayor of Baltimore

How courts have described this case

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• holding that provision repealing authority for local industrial development authority should be disregarded
• stating that when a statute is not ambiguous, we generally will not look beyond its language
• considering statute in light of purpose and objective, Court of Appeals adopted construction “comporting] with common sense and avoiding] illogical or absurd results”
• explaining that the plain language of a statute must always be read in light of “the context in which it appears” (citing Guardian Life Ins. Co. of America v. Insurance Comm’r of State of Md., 293 Md. 629, 642 (1982))
• explaining that, when a statute is ambiguous, a court considers “not only the literal or usual meaning of the words, but their meaning and effect in light of the setting, the objectives and purpose of the enactment” (internal quotation omitted)
• explaining that, when a statute is ambiguous, a court considers “not only the literal or usual meaning of the words, but their meaning and effect in light of the setting, the objectives and purpose of the enactment” (internal quotation omitted)

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