· 1/26/1981
Katz v. New Mexico Department of Human Services
Citations
- 624 P.2d 39
- 95 N.M. 530
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- holding that a statute must be construed so that no part of the statute is rendered surplusage or superfluous
- holding that Medicaid does not require state plans to provide services that are not required by the statute even if they are medically necessary
- “A statute must be construed so that no part of the statute is rendered surplusage or superfluous.”
- \We must assume the [L]egislature chose its words advisedly to express its meaning unless the contrary intent clearly appears.\
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Judges: Easley, Sosa, Payne, Federici, Riordan
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