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· 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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