 | Maine. Bureau of Industrial and Labor Statistics - Factory inspection - 1909 - 526 pages
...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 - Law reports, digests, etc - 1909 - 1208 pages
...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... | |
 | United States. Circuit Court (2nd Circuit) - International law - 1910 - 124 pages
...force as was necessary to accomplish the arrest. The Supreme Court, sustaining the plea, said: All Jaws should receive a sensible construction. General terms...language which would avoid results of this character. Thereason of the law 4n such cases should prevail over its tetter. The common sense of men approves... | |
 | Railroad law - 1910 - 872 pages
...Mottley In the case of United States v. Kirby, 74 US 486, 487, 19 L. Ed. 278, the Supreme Court said: "All laws should receive a sensible construction....injustice, oppression, or an absurd consequence. It will also therefore be presumed that the Legislature intended exceptions to its language, which would avoid... | |
 | Law reports, digests, etc - 1910 - 1180 pages
...said by the Supreme Court of the United States, in united States v. KIrby, 7 Wall. 482, 19 L. Ed. 278: "All laws should receive a sensible construction....injustice, oppression, or an absurd consequence. It will alwnys therefore be presumed that the Legislature intended exceptions to Its language which would avoid... | |
 | Maine - 1910 - 1178 pages
...seems to conflict with the words of the statute. EMERY, J., in Landers v. Sti.ith, 78 Alaine, 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... | |
 | 1911 - 106 pages
...purpose and reasonable spirit. The rule was well stated by the same great court as follows : " The laws should receive a sensible construction. General...results of this character. The reason of the law in such case should prevail over the letter." Defending this rule of construction from the charge of judicial... | |
 | William Addison Blakely, Willard Allen Colcord - Ecclesiastical law - 1911 - 808 pages
...the passage of a carrier of the mail, within the meanofetheC1awng ing of the act. In its opinion the court says : " All laws should receive a sensible...the Legislature intended exceptions to its language Reason t> which would avoid results of this character. The letter of law. reason of the law in such... | |
 | Railroad law - 1911 - 870 pages
...particular case, must be construed in connection with the words with which it is associated. And all words should be so limited in their application as not to...to injustice, oppression, or an absurd consequence. State v. Smith, 46 Iowa. 670; State v. Smiley, 65 Kan. 240. 69 Pac. 199, 67 L. RA 903 ; State v. Botkin,... | |
 | Iowa. Supreme Court - Law reports, digests, etc - 1911 - 862 pages
...particular case, must be construed in connection with the words with which it is associated. And all words should be so limited in their application as not to...injustice, oppression, or an absurd consequence.. State v. Smith, 46 Iowa, 670; State v. Smiley, 65 Kan. 240 (69 Pac. 199, 67 LKA 903) ; State v. BotTcin,... | |
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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... 
