Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 3/20/2006

Koken v. Reliance Insurance

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893 A.2d 70
586 Pa. 269

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holding that the term “shall” is mandatory for purposes of statutory construction when the statute is unambiguous
holding that the term \shall\ is mandatory for purposes of statutory construction when the statute is unambiguous
noting that “[generally, the best indication of legislative intent is the plain language of the statute”
holding \the term 'shall' is mandatory for purposes of statutory construction when a statute is unambiguous\
noting that decisions of our sister states are not binding on this Court
stating, “the term shall is mandatory for purposes of statutory construction when a statute is unambiguous[ ]”

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Judges: Cappy, Castille, Nigro, Newman, Saylor, Eakin, Baer, Former

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