 | Law - 1925 - 1192 pages
...equally comprehensive in previous statutes.2 Moreover, it had been said that general terms of a statute should be so limited in their application as not to lead to injustice or oppression or an absurd consequence.8 § 115. Changing, Supplying and Eliminating Words and Phrases.... | |
 | Law reports, digests, etc - 1909 - 1072 pages
...construction. General terms should be BO limited In their application as not to lead to injustice, opy>resslon, or an absurd consequence. It will always, therefore, be presumed that the legislation Intended exceptions to its language, which would avoid results of this character. The reason... | |
 | United States. Supreme Court - Law reports, digests, etc - 1926 - 894 pages
...submitted the cause for defendants in error. Messrs. Clarence U. McElroy and GD Milliken were on the brief: All laws should receive a sensible construction. General...injustice, oppression, or an absurd consequence. It will also, therefore, be presumed that the legislature intended exceptions to its language, which would... | |
 | United States - Naval law - 1945 - 712 pages
...Landram. 118 US 81, 85, Apr. 19, 1886; foster T. United States. 47 K. 2d 892, Feb. 14, 1931.) "Ail laws should receive a sensible construction. General...absurd consequence. It will always, therefore, be presoned that the legislature Intended exceptions to its language, which would avoid results of this... | |
 | State Bar Association of Wisconsin - Bar associations - 1912 - 468 pages
...Court has said many times—and as it said by Mr. Justice HAKLAN in Jacobson vs. Massachusetts: 21 "All .laws should receive a sensible construction....application as not to lead to injustice, oppression, or absurd conse21197 US, 11, 39. quences. * * * The reason of the law in such cases should prevail over... | |
 | Mississippi. Supreme Court - Law reports, digests, etc - 1898 - 1162 pages
...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... | |
 | Law reports, digests, etc - 1913 - 980 pages
...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... | |
 | Law reports, digests, etc - 1913 - 984 pages
...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... | |
 | Mississippi. Supreme Court - Law reports, digests, etc - 1898 - 1048 pages
...against unreason, inconvenience or injustice. " And, again (sec. 258): " General terms [as i assigns'] should be so limited in their application as not to lead to ... an absurd consequence. " Now, when we look to see against whom the action may be brought, we find... | |
 | United States. Department of the Treasury - Customs administration - 1915 - 1300 pages
...should be admitted at 10 per cent. In United States v. Kirby (7 Wall., 482), Mr. Justice Field said: All laws should receive a sensible construction. General...results of this character. The reason of the law in such eases should prevail over its letter. Upon the reasons and authorities above given we hold that the... | |
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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... 
