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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 In Re Lj.

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1 In Re Lj Anchor
gactapp · 2006
green “when the language of a statute is plain and susceptible to only one natural and reasonable construction, courts must construe the statute accordingly.” 5
2 Reeves v. UPSON REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER
gactapp · 2012
green “when we consider the meaning of a statute, we always must presume that the general assembly means what it says and says what it means, and an unambiguous statute must be afforded its plain meaning.” 4

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