Publicker Commercial Alcohol Co. v. Independent Towing Co.

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• a court must look beyond plain language if such a literal interpretation leads to an absurd result thwarting the purpose of the overall statutory scheme
• courts will not interpret a statute in a way that results in an absurd or unreasonable result

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