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The document discusses several Supreme Court cases that illustrate principles of statutory interpretation: 1) Legislative intent is determined from the language of the statute. Where a law makes no distinction, the courts cannot introduce one. 2) The words of a statute should not be departed from. A statute must be interpreted as a whole and all parts given effect. 3) The spirit and purpose of a law, such as benefiting homesteaders, should guide interpretation when a statute is ambiguous or susceptible
- Author
- Kim Ecarma
- Language
- EN