 | United States. Supreme Court - 1892 - 1132 էջ
...the passage of a canicr of the mail, within the meaning of the Act. In its opinion the court says: "All laws should receive a sensible construction....consequence. It will always therefore be presumed that the Lcsislature intended exceptions to its language which would avoid results of this character. The reason... | |
 | Tennessee. Supreme Court - 1893 - 834 էջ
...foreign circumstances.' "In the case of the United States v. Kirby, 1 Wall., 482, the Court said: " 'All laws should receive a sensible construction....in - such cases, should prevail over its letter.' "With these principles in view, the question for decision is whether foreign fire insurance companies... | |
 | 1893 - 1164 էջ
...ns not to learl to injustice, oppression, or нп absurd consequence. It will always, therefore, bo presumed that the legislature intended exceptions...law, in such cases, should prevail over its letter. " ITS v. Kirby, 7 Wall. 482, 4SI!, 4S7. If it should be held that the city of Hoiton is not within... | |
 | William Packer Prentice - 1894 - 578 էջ
...county, and arrested Farris, a mail carrier, on a bench warrant to answer for murder. 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 Puffcndorf, that the Bolognian law which... | |
 | United States. Department of Justice - 1895 - 868 էջ
...canons of statutory construction. The Supreme Court, in United States v. Kirty(7 Wall., 486), says: " All laws should receive a sensible construction ;...law in such cases should prevail over its letter." It is another venerable canon of construction, frequently applied, that "The intent of the lawmaker... | |
 | 1896 - 916 էջ
...Maxims, 19 20; Finch, Common Law, 75. 76; Noy, Maxims, 9th ed. 2; Doctor and Student, 18th' ed. 15. Ifi. General terms should be so limited in their application as not to lead to injustice, oppression, orto absurd consequence. Endlieh, Interpretation of statutes, §§ 258, 267; Perry County v. Jefferton... | |
 | 1899 - 634 էջ
...concerned, in applying the Act to the present case than there would be in the supposed case. It is often presumed that the Legislature intended exceptions to its language which would avoid absurd results. The illustrations referred to in the opinion of our brother ORLADY, in Lumberman's... | |
 | Wisconsin. Supreme Court, Abram Daniel Smith, Philip Loring Spooner, Obadiah Milton Conover, Frederic King Conover, Frederick William Arthur, Frederick C. Seibold - 1901 - 792 էջ
...the legislature." Hanitowoc Co. v. Truman, 91 Wis. 12. In the language of the late Justice FIELD: " All laws should receive a sensible construction. General...law, in such cases, should prevail over its letter." US v. Eirby, 7 Wall. 486, 487. We must hold that the city had the power to adopt the general charter... | |
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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... 
