When is Common Law Deemed Repealed?
Posted on: February 7, 2009 by: admin
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It is a well established principle of statutory construction that ” common law . . . ought not to be deemed to be repealed, unless the language of a statute be clear and explicit for this purpose.” Norfolk R. & H. Auth. V. Chesapeake & Potomac Tel., 464 U.S. 30 (1983).
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