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· 7/29/1977

Tornetta v. Plymouth Township Municipal Authority

Citations

  • 31 Pa. Commw. 353
  • 375 A.2d 1381
  • 1977 Pa. Commw. LEXIS 966

How courts have described this case

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

  • “[T]he omission of such provision from a similar statute concerning a related subject is significant to show that a different legislative intent existed.”
  • \[T]he omission of such provision from a similar statute concerning a related subject is significant to show that a different legislative intent existed.\
  • “Where the statutory language is plain and unambiguous, our sole duty is to give effect to its plain and obvious meaning.”
  • “Where a statute with reference to one subject contains a given provision, the omission of such provision from a similar statute concerning a related subject is significant to show that a different legislative intent existed.”

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Judges: Blatt, Bowman, Crumlish, Eogers, Kramer, Menoer, Wilkinson

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