...National Banks, 23 Wall. 307, 320; United States v. Kirby, 7 Wall. 482, 486; Krwwlton 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...

...from its opinion in United States v. Kirby: "All laws should receive a sensible construction. . . . The reason of the law in such cases should prevail over its letter. The common sense of man approves the judgment mentioned by Puffendorf, that the Bolognian law which...

...from its opinion in United States v. Kirby : " All laws should receive a sensible construction. . . . The reason of the law in such cases should prevail over its letter. The common sense of man approves the judgment mentioned by Puffendorf, that the Bolognian law which...

...laid down, which is recognized by the Supreme Court of the United States in the following language: All laws should receive a sensible construction. General...law in such cases should prevail over its letter. The common sense of man approves the judgment mentioned by Puffendorf, that the Bolognian law, which...

...legislative intent is manifestly against the letter, on the ground that general terms in a statute should be so limited in their application as not to lead to injustice or oppression. U. 8. v. Kirby, 7 Wall. 482. Viewed in the light of the well-established rule to be...

...the passage of a carrier of the mail, within the meaning of the act. In its opinion, the Court says : 'All laws should receive a sensible construction....law in such cases should prevail over its letter. The common sense of man approves the judgment mentioned by Puffendorf, that the Bolognian law which...

...Walsh, 15 Mo. 519. In such cases, the reason of the law prevails over its letter, and general terms are so limited in their application as not to lead to injustice, oppression, or an absurd i-onsequem-i'. the presumption being indulged that the legislature intended no such anomalous results....

...Justice Field in delivering the opinion of the Supreme Court in United States v. Kirby, 1 Wai.. 482; "All laws should receive a sensible construction....consequence. It will always, therefore, be presumed that the legislation intended exceptions to its language, which would avoid results of this character. The reason...

...should be so limited as not to lead to injustice, oppression or absurd consequences. It will always be presumed that the legislature intended exceptions...should prevail over its letter. United States v. Kirby, 7 Wall. 486; In re Chapman, 166 US 667; Low Ow Bow v. United States, 144 US 59; Railroad v. Husen,...

...should be so limited as not to lead to injustice, oppression or absurd consequences. It will always be presumed that the legislature intended exceptions...should prevail over its letter. United States v. Kirby, 7 Wall. 486; In re Chapman, 166 US 667; Low Ow Bow v. United-States, 144 US 59; Railroad v. Husen,...