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2 canonical passages across 2 cases, quoted by 9 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 Jeffrey v. Hays Plumbing & Heating.

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1 Jeffrey v. Hays Plumbing & Heating Anchor
nmctapp · 1994
green “we should not attribute to the legislature an undue precision in drafting and thereby frustrate legislative intent when we construe a statute.” 5
2 Eldridge v. Circle K Corp.
nmctapp · 1997
green “our task is not to apply language literally when it would lead to counterproductive, inconsistent, and absurd results; we must harmonize the statutory language to achieve the overall legislative purpose.” 4

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