Topic: effectuate its spirit and purpose. · Go Syfert
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4 canonical passages across 3 cases, quoted by 26 opinions in total. These passages cluster together because the same opinions keep quoting them side by side: they state parts of one doctrine. The anchor passage is from Gould, Inc. v. The United States.

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1 Gould, Inc. v. The United States Anchor
cafc · 1991
green “effectuate its spirit and purpose.” 12
2 Arizona ex rel. Arizona Department of Transportation v. United States
cc · 1978
green “an interpretation which gives a reasonable meaning to all parts will be preferred to one which leaves a portion of it useless, inexplicable, inoperative, void, insignificant, meaningless, superfluous, or achieves a weird and whimsical result.” 7
3 The Binghamton Bridge
· 1866
green “accomplish the intention of the parties.” 4
4 Arizona ex rel. Arizona Department of Transportation v. United States
cc · 1978
green “interpreted so as to harmonize and give meaning to all of its provisions, and thus an interpretation which gives a reasonable meaning to all parts will be preferred to one which leaves a portion of it useless, inexplicable, inoperative, void, insignificant, meaningless, superflu…” 3

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