 All laws should receive a sensible construction. General terms should be so limited in their application as not to lead to injustice, oppression, or an absurd consequence. It will always, therefore, be presumed that the legislature intended exceptions...  The Northwestern Reporter - Sida 4541910Obegränsad förhandsgranskning - Om den här boken
 | 1884 - 948 sidor
...to look into, import words into the statute." Says the court in United States v. Kirby, 1 Wall. 482: "All laws should receive a sensible construction....reason of the law in such cases should prevail over the letter. The common sense of man approves the judgment mentioned by Puffendorf, that the Bolognian... | |
 | 1884 - 1042 sidor
...the words :' Ib. 587 ; See Donaldson v. Wood, 22 Wend., 309; Lake Shore Ry. Co. v. Roach, 80 NY, 339. "All laws should receive a sensible construction....reason of the law in such cases should prevail over the letter:' US v. Kirby, 7 Wai., 486. 'In whatever language a statute may be framed, its purpose must... | |
 | 1918 - 1214 sidor
...manifested by its language. All laws should receive a sensible construction. General terms should 6e so limited in their application as not to lead to...law in such cases should prevail over its letter." In the case of Reiche v. Smythe, 13 Wall. (80 US) 162, 20 L. Ed. 566, it was said: "The meaning of... | |
 | 1913 - 1154 sidor
...governed by well-settled rules, applicable alike to the construction of constitutions and statutes. 'All laws should receive a sensible construction....language which would avoid results of this character.' US v. Klrby, 7 Wall. 482 [19 L. Ed. 278]. And see Stute v. McKenney, 18 Nev. 189 [2 Рас. 171]; State... | |
 | 1893 - 1182 sidor
...proceeded, from the end in view, or the purpose which was designed. " U. S. v. Freeman, 3 How. 5C5. "All laws should receive a sensible construction....application as not to lead to injustice, oppression, or dn absurd consequence. It will always, therefore, be presumed that the legislature intended exceptions... | |
 | United States. Supreme Court, John Chandler Bancroft Davis, Henry Putzel, Henry C. Lind, Frank D. Wagner - 1906 - 702 sidor
...National Banks, 23 Wall. 307, 320; United States v. Kirby, 7 Wall. 482, 486; Knowlton v. Moore, 178 US 77. All laws should receive a sensible construction. General...application as not to lead to injustice, oppression, or absurd consequence. It will always, therefore, be presumed that the legislature intended exceptions... | |
 | 1884 - 1006 sidor
...upon the words:" Id. 587; see Donalson v. "Wood, 22 Wend. 309; Lake Shore E'y Co. v. Roach, 80 NY 339. "All laws should receive a sensible construction....in their application as not to lead to injustice, oppresfioH, or an absurd consequence. It will always, therefore, be presumed tbat the legislature intended... | |
 | 1900 - 1164 sidor
...In themselves, from the execution of which a temporary delay to the mail unavoidably follows. * * * All laws should receive a sensible construction. General...limited in their application as not to lead to injustice or oppression or an absurd consequence. It will always be presumed that the legislature intended exceptions... | |
 | Nevada. Supreme Court - 1885 - 532 sidor
...the court to look into, import words into the statute." Says the Court in US v. Kirby, 7 Wall. 482: "All laws should receive a sensible construction....reason of the law in such cases should prevail over the letter. The common sense of man approves the judgment mentioned by Putfendorf, that the Bolognian... | |
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