Catlin v. State’s Empirical Analysis
2011
Citation profile
2 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on 729 So. 2d 270 - DeKalb County LP Gas Co., Inc. v. Suburban Gas, Inc. · Hall v. Blan · 425 So. 2d 1065 - Bowlin Horn v. Citizens Hosp. · 414 So. 2d 41 - Gunter v. Beasley · Jefferson County Commission v. Edwards
Most-quoted passages
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““ ‘The touchstone of- legislative construction is to ascertain and effectuate the intent of the legislature as expressed in the statute.’ Horn v. Citizens Hosp., 425 So.2d 1065, 1070 (Ala.1982) (emphasis added). This Court gives effect to the intent of the legislature as expressed in the plain, unambiguous language of the statute. Jefferson County Comm’n v. Edwards, 32 So.3d 572, 586 (Ala.2009).””
1 later decision quote this exact passage
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