163 Md. App. 292 - Bennett v. Zelinsky’s Empirical Analysis
2005
Citation profile
2 district · 6 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Kaczorowski v. Mayor of Baltimore · Marriott Employees Federal Credit Union v. Motor Vehicle Administration · Condon v. State · Sinai Hospital of Baltimore, Inc. v. Department of Employment & Training · Harbor Island Marina v. BOARD OF CTY. COMMISSIONERS OF CALVERT CTY.
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“a lot with a narrow width (the flag pole), bordering a street, which widens at the rear (the flag),” and that ”[t]he 'flag' portion of the lot is then behind another lot, the full width of which borders on the same street”), and Tall Trees Constr. Corp. v. Zoning Bd. of Appeals of Huntington, 97 N.Y.2d 86 , 89 n. 1, 761 N.E.2d 565 , 567 n. 1, 735 N.Y.S.2d 873 , 875 n. 1 (2001)(noting that a “flagstaff” lot”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“courts must consider not only the literal or usual meaning of the words but also the meaning of the words in light of the statute as a whole and within the context of the objectives and purposes of the enactment.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“[T]he cardinal rule of statutory construction is to ascertain and effectuate the intent of the Legislature,”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
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