· 6/23/1947
Meyer v. Henwood
Citations
- 331 U.S. 870
- 67 S. Ct. 1749
- 91 L. Ed. 1872
- 1947 U.S. LEXIS 2070
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- absent ambiguity, court's duty is to give words their ordinary meaning without resort to legislative history, rules of interpretation, or canons of construction
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