Sylvester v. Industrial Commission

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• noting that the third method outlined in section 10 “deals with employment which has extended over less than 52 weeks”
• court must construe statute so that each word, clause, and sentence, if possible, is given a reasonable meaning and not rendered meaningless or superfluous
• court must construe statute so that each word, clause, and sentence, if possible, is given a reasonable meaning and not rendered meaningless or superfluous
• claimant’s receipt of an amount 32% more in TTD benefits than he would have earned as regular wages did not rise to the level of windfall
• the primary goal in construing the meaning of a statute, “to which all other rules are subordinate, is to ascertain and give effect to the intention of the legislature”
• court must construe statute so that each word is given a reasonable meaning and not rendered superfluous, thereby avoiding an interpretation that would render any portion of the statute meaningless or void

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