Marsh v. Henderson

How courts have described this case

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

• “[T]he language of a statute cannot be considered in a vacuum, but should be construed, if practicable, so that its component parts are consistent and reasonable.”
• “A statute should be construed, if practicable, so that its component parts are consistent and reasonable.... Inconsistent phrases are to be harmonized, if possible, so as to reach the legislative intent.”
• “A statute should be construed, if practicable, so that its component parts are consistent and reason-able_Inconsistent phrases are to be harmonized, if possible, so as to reach the legislative intent.”
• “A statute should be construed, if practicable, so that its component parts are consistent and reasonable. . . . Inconsistent phrases are to be harmonized, if possible, so as to reach the legislative intent.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).