 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
 | Maine. Bureau of Industrial and Labor Statistics - 1909 - 526 sidor
...it seems to conflict with the words of the statute. EMERY, J., in Landers v. Stnith, 78 Maine, 212." All laws should receive a sensible construction. General...to injustice, oppression or an absurd consequence." United States v. Kirby, 7 Wall. 482. Applying this familiar principle, so well illustrated by the few... | |
 | Abraham Clark Freeman - 1909 - 1208 sidor
...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 consequence, the presumption being indulged that the legislature intended no such anomalous results : United States... | |
 | Iowa. Supreme Court - 1910 - 876 sidor
...restricted accordingly. In line with this thought I quote the following: "Acts of Parliament are to be construed as no man that is innocent or free from...prevail over its letter." United States v. Kirby. 74 IT. S. 482 (19 L. Ed. 278). See, also, United Slates v. Palmer, 16 US 631 (4 L. Ed. 471). "It is a... | |
 | United States. Supreme Court - 1922 - 1432 sidor
...punished or endamaged." In United States v. Kirby, 7 Wall. 482, 486, 19 L. ed. 278, 280, this court said: "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... | |
 | United States. General Accounting Office - 1957 - 966 sidor
...lead to absurd consequence. All laws should receive a sensible construction. General terms should be limited In their application as not to lead to injustice,...such cases should prevail over Its letter. United State* v. v, 1 Wall. 482, 486. In Holy Trinity Church v. United States, 143 US 457, 472, the Court... | |
 | United States. Supreme Court - 1920 - 1138 sidor
...opinion the court says: "All laws should receive a sensible construction. General term« should he so limited in their application as not to lead to...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... | |
 | United States. Tax Court - 1957 - 1296 sidor
...486, the Court stated: All laws should receive a sensible construction. General terms should be BO limited in their application as not to lead to injustice,...law in such cases should prevail over its letter. 'SEC. 23. DEDUCTIONS FROM GROSS INCOME. In computing net Income there shall be allowed as deductions... | |
 | Mississippi. Supreme Court - 1898 - 1162 sidor
...will explain it differently from the letter, in order to pursue the intent. Broom's Legal Maxims, 536. General terms should be so limited in their application...to injustice, oppression or an absurd consequence. United State* v. Ji/'i-by, 7 Wall. (US), 485. The construction given in the opinion of this court in... | |
 | 1913 - 984 sidor
...acts may furnish reason to conclude that the intent of its framers was not that it should so operate. General terms should be so limited in their application as not to lead to injustice, or oppression, or an absurd consequence. IB. — INTENT or CODE PROVISION — SECRECY IN TRANSMISSION... | |
 | 1913 - 980 sidor
...acts may furnish reason to conclude that the intent of its framers was not that it should so operate. General terms should be so limited in their application as not to lead to injustice, or oppression, or an absurd consequence. ID. — INTBHT OF CODE PROVISION — SECRECY IN TRANSMISSION... | |
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