· 2/27/1872
United States v. Obermeyer
Citations
- 27 F. Cas. 211
- 5 Ben. 541
- 15 Int. Rev. Rec. 83
- 1872 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 48
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- where a statute is unambiguous, “it is not the function of this Court to substitute its judgment for that of the Legislature”
- “... it is not the function of this Court to substitute its judgment for that of the Legislature.”
- “statutes should not be construed and applied in such a way that would result in injustice or absurd consequences” (internal quotation marks omitted)
- identifying Superior Court judges as “officers”
- interpreting 33 V.I.C. § 3080(f)(a)-(c)
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Judges: Benedict
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