 | United States. Supreme Court, John Chandler Bancroft Davis, Henry Putzel, Henry C. Lind, Frank D. Wagner - 1986 - 996 էջ
...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...law in such cases should prevail over its letter." United States v. Kirby, 7 Wall. 482, 486-487 (1869). See also Helvering v. Hammel, 311 US 504, 510... | |
 | United States. Supreme Court - 1869 - 802 էջ
...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 Statement of the ease. that the legislature intended exceptions to its language, which would avoid... | |
 | United States. Supreme Court - 1870 - 800 էջ
...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 Statement of tbe case. that the legislature intended exceptions to its language, which would avoid... | |
 | 1921 - 510 էջ
...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...law in such cases should prevail over its letter. The common sense of the man approves the judgment mentioned by Putfendorf, that the Bolognian law,... | |
 | 1896 - 644 էջ
...the streets should be punished with the and general terms should be so limited in their application as not to lead to injustice, oppression, or an absurd consequence. It will always be presumed that the Legislature intended exceptions to its language, which would avoid results of... | |
 | United States. Circuit Court (1st Circuit), William Henry Clifford - 1878 - 766 էջ
...v. Coombs, Day r. Buffinton. 12 Pet. 72. " General terms should be so limited in their application as not to lead to injustice, oppression, or an absurd...language, which would avoid results of this character." United States v. Kirby, 1 Wall. 486. John C. Mopes, for the defendant. By § 8 of the first article... | |
 | 1882 - 1916 էջ
..."General terms," said the supreme court, in a case before it, "should be so limited in their application as not to lead to injustice, oppression, or an absurd...prevail over its letter." US v. Kirby, 7 Wall. 482. So the judges of England construed the law which enacted that a prisoner breaking prison should be... | |
 | 1895 - 2084 էջ
...'General terms,' sai,d the supreme court, in a case before it, 'should be so limited in their application as not to lead to injustice, oppression, or an absurd...prevail over its letter.' US v. Kirby, 7 Wall. 482. So the judges of England construed the law which enacted that a prisoner breaking prison should be... | |
 | 1892 - 1912 էջ
...oppressive, and consequently a great injustice. In such cases, as was said in US v. Kirby, 1 Wall. 482, "it will always, therefore, be presumed that the legislature...law in such cases should prevail over its letter." Congress might do this, but, in view of the harsh results to follow such a law, there should be positive... | |
 | 1884 - 1912 էջ
...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...legislature intended exceptions to its language which would aiwid re. sidts of this character. The reason of the law in such cases should prevail over the letter."... | |
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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... 
