· 10/8/1945
Shotkin v. Kennedy
Citations
- 326 U.S. 684
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- stating that the absurdity canon does \not . . . justify a court in amending the statute or giving it a meaning to which its language is not susceptible merely to avoid what the court believes are inequitable or unwise results\
- explaining the unreasonable results canon does \not . . . justify a court in amending the 5 No. 2020AP307.rgb statute or giving it a meaning to which its language is not susceptible merely to avoid what the court believes are inequitable or unwise results\
- the absurdity canon \does not . . . justify a court in amending the statute or giving it a meaning to which its language is not susceptible merely to avoid what the court believes are inequitable or unwise results\
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