Bostic v. East Construction Co.’s Empirical Analysis
497 F.2d 712 · 1974
Citation profile
1 federal appellate · 1 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Murphy v. Homans · Buren v. Midwest Industries, Inc. · Folks v. Barren County · Folks v. Barren County · 253 F. Supp. 752 - Home Insurance Company v. Hamilton
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“It is not for us to say the Legislature does not have the right to be indirect where it could, be direct, or to be obscure and confusing where it could be clear and simple. But where the lawmaking body, in framing the law, has not expressed its intent intelligibly, or in language that the people upon whom it is designed to operate or whom it affects can understand, or from which the courts can deduce the legislative will, the statute will be declared to be inoperative and void.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
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