Cited by
Opinions in Minnesota that cite Tuma v. Commissioner of Economic Security, 386 N.W.2d 702.
- INTERN. ASS'N OF FIREFIGHTERS v. Plymouth 513 N.W.2d 831 Minn. Ct. App. 1994
- INTERN. ASS'N OF FIREFIGHTERS v. Plymouth 513 N.W.2d 831 Minn. Ct. App. 1994
- Gloria Dei Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod v. Gloria Dei Lutheran Church of Cold Spring 513 N.W.2d 488 Minn. Ct. App. 1994
- Kroschel v. City of Afton 512 N.W.2d 351 Minn. Ct. App. 1994
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Kroschel v. City of Afton
512 N.W.2d 351
Minn. Ct. App. 1994
“The object of all interpretation and construction of laws is to ascertain and effectuate the intention of the legislature.” Minn. Stat. § 645.16 (1990)
- State v. Wetsch 511 N.W.2d 490 Minn. Ct. App. 1994
- State v. Wetsch 511 N.W.2d 490 Minn. Ct. App. 1994
- State v. Kelly 504 N.W.2d 513 Minn. Ct. App. 1993
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State v. Kelly
504 N.W.2d 513
Minn. Ct. App. 1993
When construing a statute, our role “is to ascertain and effectuate the legislature’s intent.”
- Independent School District No. 194 Lakeville v. Tollefson Development, Inc. 506 N.W.2d 346 Minn. Ct. App. 1993
- Independent School District No. 194 Lakeville v. Tollefson Development, Inc. 506 N.W.2d 346 Minn. Ct. App. 1993
- State v. Trong Kim Huynh 504 N.W.2d 477 Minn. Ct. App. 1993
- State v. Trong Kim Huynh 504 N.W.2d 477 Minn. Ct. App. 1993
- In re the Welfare of M.D.C. 501 N.W.2d 688 Minn. Ct. App. 1993
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In re the Welfare of M.D.C.
501 N.W.2d 688
Minn. Ct. App. 1993
“Our objective when construing a statute is to ascertain and effectuate the legislature’s intent.”
- In Re Certificate of Need for Construction of an Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation 501 N.W.2d 638 Minn. Ct. App. 1993
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In Re Certificate of Need for Construction of an Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation
501 N.W.2d 638
Minn. Ct. App. 1993
(“A statute is ambiguous when it can be given more than one reasonable interpretation.”).
- County of McLeod v. Law Enforcement Labor Services, Inc. 499 N.W.2d 518 Minn. Ct. App. 1993
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County of McLeod v. Law Enforcement Labor Services, Inc.
499 N.W.2d 518
Minn. Ct. App. 1993
“Where the words of a statute are clear and free from ambiguity, we have no right to construe or interpret the statute’s language.” see also MinmStat.
- Keezer v. Spickard 493 N.W.2d 614 Minn. Ct. App. 1992
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Keezer v. Spickard
493 N.W.2d 614
Minn. Ct. App. 1992
When the language of a statute is ambiguous, we must “determine the probable legislative intent and give the statute a construction that is consistent with that intent.”
- Judd v. State Ex Rel. Humprey 488 N.W.2d 843 Minn. Ct. App. 1992
- Judd v. State Ex Rel. Humprey 488 N.W.2d 843 Minn. Ct. App. 1992
- Carl Bolander & Sons Co. v. City of Minneapolis 488 N.W.2d 804 Minn. Ct. App. 1992
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Carl Bolander & Sons Co. v. City of Minneapolis
488 N.W.2d 804
Minn. Ct. App. 1992
The language of subpart 10 does not refer to “footprints,” and there is no language in the rule to suggest that the “footprint” of machinery is an appropriate substitute for “gross floor space.” Therefore, the language of the rule is ambiguous as it relates to its application to facilities which do not have “gross floor space.” (“A statute is ambiguous when it can be given more than one reasonable interpretation”).
- State v. Brown 486 N.W.2d 816 Minn. Ct. App. 1992
- State v. Brown 486 N.W.2d 816 Minn. Ct. App. 1992
- Swanson v. Independent School District No. 625 484 N.W.2d 432 Minn. Ct. App. 1992
- Swanson v. Independent School District No. 625 484 N.W.2d 432 Minn. Ct. App. 1992
- H.D. v. White 483 N.W.2d 501 Minn. Ct. App. 1992
- H.D. v. White 483 N.W.2d 501 Minn. Ct. App. 1992
- Minneapolis Police Officers Federation v. City of Minneapolis 481 N.W.2d 372 Minn. Ct. App. 1992
- Minneapolis Police Officers Federation v. City of Minneapolis 481 N.W.2d 372 Minn. Ct. App. 1992
- Queen v. Minneapolis Public Schools, Special School District No. 1 481 N.W.2d 66 Minn. Ct. App. 1992
- Queen v. Minneapolis Public Schools, Special School District No. 1 481 N.W.2d 66 Minn. Ct. App. 1992
- In Re Silvestri's Teaching Contract With Independent School District No. 695 480 N.W.2d 117 Minn. Ct. App. 1992
- London Construction Co. v. Roseville Townhomes, Inc. 473 N.W.2d 917 Minn. Ct. App. 1991
- London Construction Co. v. Roseville Townhomes, Inc. 473 N.W.2d 917 Minn. Ct. App. 1991
- Swelbar v. Lahti 473 N.W.2d 77 Minn. Ct. App. 1991
- Swelbar v. Lahti 473 N.W.2d 77 Minn. Ct. App. 1991
- Pluntz v. Farmington Ford-Mercury, Inc. 470 N.W.2d 709 Minn. Ct. App. 1991
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Pluntz v. Farmington Ford-Mercury, Inc.
470 N.W.2d 709
Minn. Ct. App. 1991
Tuma v. Comm 'r of Economic Sec.
- Grimm v. Commissioner of Public Safety 469 N.W.2d 746 Minn. Ct. App. 1991
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Grimm v. Commissioner of Public Safety
469 N.W.2d 746
Minn. Ct. App. 1991
Turna v. Comm’r of Economic Sec.
- Meehan v. Lull Corp. 466 N.W.2d 14 Minn. Ct. App. 1991
- Meehan v. Lull Corp. 466 N.W.2d 14 Minn. Ct. App. 1991
- Beaver Creek Mutual Insurance Co. v. Commissioner of Jobs & Training 463 N.W.2d 535 Minn. Ct. App. 1990
- Beaver Creek Mutual Insurance Co. v. Commissioner of Jobs & Training 463 N.W.2d 535 Minn. Ct. App. 1990
- Turner v. IDS Financial Services, Inc. 459 N.W.2d 143 Minn. Ct. App. 1990
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Criticized
Turner v. IDS Financial Services, Inc.
459 N.W.2d 143
Minn. Ct. App. 1990
(court’s duty is to give effect to statute’s plain meaning where words are clear); see also Fitzgerald, d at 292 (declining to follow Chardon); Board of Education v. Ohio Civil Rights Commission, 66 Ohio St.2d 252 , 421 N.E.2d 511 (1981) (Ohio Supreme Court refused to apply notice rule of Ric