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· 12/18/1896

Prince v. Doushkess

Citations

  • 42 N.Y.S. 1131

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  • “In construing a statute we are required to give independent meaning and significance to each word, phrase, and sentence in a statute and to avoid an interpretation that makes any part of a statute meaningless.”
  • “Únder the public interest exception, courts may permit reliti- gation of an issue of law concerning a public entity’s ongoing statutory obligations that affect individuals and members of the public not specifically before the court in the first litigation.”

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