Whiting-Turner Contracting Co. v. Coupard

How courts have described this case

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• holding that a statute reviewed under the “rational basis” test “enjoys a strong presumption of constitutionality, [and] can be invalidated only if the classification is without any reasonable basis and is purely arbitrary”
• \[A] classification [subject to rational basis review] having some reasonable basis need not be made with mathematical nicety and may result in some inequality\
• “[A] classification [subject to rational basis review] having some reasonable basis need not be made with mathematical nicety and may result in some inequality”
• classification created by a statute of repose is a reasonable restriction upon access to the courts under Article 19 and is not subject to heightened scrutiny for purposes of applying the equal protection guarantee embodied in Article 24
• classification created by a statute of repose is a reasonable restriction upon access to the courts under Article 19 and is not subject to heightened scrutiny for purposes of applying the equal protection guarantee embodied in Article 24
• equal protection, special laws, open courts

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