· 12/8/1995
Paxson v. Board of Education of School District No. 87
Citations
- 658 N.E.2d 1309
- 213 Ill. Dec. 288
- 276 Ill. App. 3d 912
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- rejecting plaintiffs’ expressio unius argument because “it is generally improper to conclude that entities not specifically enumerated are excluded when the legislature uses the word ‘including.’ ”
- finding “the word ‘including,’ in its most commonly understood meaning, to be a term of enlargement, not of limitation”
- “including, but not limited to” reflected intent that list of claims not be considered exclusive
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Judges: O'Brien
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