Absurdism
February 6, 2024What is absurdism? In statutory interpretation, it means “really absurd,” as explained by the supreme court in Rodriguez v. Safeco Ins. Co. of Indiana:
We have, however, often said that statutes should be construed to avoid genuinely absurd results. But “the absurdity safety valve is reserved for truly exceptional cases, and mere oddity does not equal absurdity.” Instead, the result must land in the realm of the “unthinkable or unfathomable.”
No. 23-0534 (Tex. Feb. 2, 2024).
