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· 4/17/2007

State Ex Rel. Burns v. Whittington

Citations

  • 219 S.W.3d 224
  • 2007 Mo. LEXIS 59
  • 2007 WL 1121829

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • explaining that “the plain and ordinary meaning of a term” only comes into play “[i]n the absence of statutory definitions”
  • “The primary rule of statutory interpretation is to give effect to legislative intent as reflected in the plain language of the statute.”

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Judges: Richard B. Teitelman

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