· 9/7/1982
State v. Teachout
Citations
- 451 A.2d 819
- 142 Vt. 69
- 1982 Vt. LEXIS 598
How courts have described this case
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- recognizing that when two provisions address the same subject matter and one is general and the other specific, the latter is given effect
- “In construing a statute we consider it as a whole, and, if possible, give effect to every word, clause, and sentence.”
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Judges: Barney, Billings, Hill, Underwood, Peck
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