· 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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