122 Misc. 2d 342 - Burnell v. Smith’s Empirical Analysis
1984
Citation profile
3
cited by 3 later decisions
2
states following
December 2018
most recently cited
3 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Consolidated Edison Co of New York v. National Labor Relations Board
Most-quoted passages
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“[The word 'will is defined as '[an] auxiliary verb commonly having the mandatory sense of 'shall or 'must'. . .. It is a word of certainty, while the word 'may' is one of speculation and uncertainty'.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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