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· 9/18/1997

Matsuda v. COOK COUNTY EMPLOYEES'AND OFFICERS'ANNUITY AND BENEFIT FUND

Citations

  • 687 N.E.2d 866
  • 178 Ill. 2d 360
  • 227 Ill. Dec. 384
  • 21 Employee Benefits Cas. (BNA) 1947
  • 1997 Ill. LEXIS 425

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  • stating that a court should avoid interpretations that render statutes “ ‘insignificant, meaningless, inoperative, or nugatory’ ”
  • “the language of Illinois’ pension statutes must be liberally construed in favor of the rights of the pensioner”
  • an interpretation must not render a statute inoperative or meaningless
  • the legislature did not intend an anomalous outcome

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Judges: Heiple

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