 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 Pacific Reporter - Page 741918Full view - About this book
 | Law reports, digests, etc - 1892 - 1912 pages
...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... | |
 | Law reports, digests, etc - 1884 - 1912 pages
...Co. v. Roach, 80 NY 339. "All laws should receive a sensible construction. General terms should be so limited in their application as not to lead to...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."... | |
 | Law reports, digests, etc - 1884 - 1902 pages
...Co. v. Roach, 80 KY 339. " 'All laws should receive a sensible construction. General terms should be so limited in their application as not to lead to...presumed that the legislature intended exceptions to its lanyuaye which would avoid results of this character. The reason of the law in such cases should prevail... | |
 | Law reports, digests, etc - 1894 - 2072 pages
...limited In their application as not to lead to injustice, oppression, or an absurd consequence. It will therefore be presumed that the legislature intended...language, which would avoid results of this character." Ho in Pollard v. Bailey, 20 Wall. 525, the chief justice said: "The intention of the legislature, when... | |
 | Law reports, digests, etc - 1882 - 1916 pages
...laws are to be so construed as to avoid an unjust or absurd conclusion; and general terms are to be so limited in their application as not, to lead to injustice, oppression, or an absurd consequence. 4. CHINESE MERCHANT COMING FROM CHINA — EVIDENCE. "Whether a Chinese merchant, teacher, etc., arriving... | |
 | Law reports, digests, etc - 1902 - 1128 pages
...In such cases the authorities declare that the statute should receive a sensible construction ; that the reason of the law in such cases should prevail over its letter. Does the statute of Washington apply to the present case ? All the property mentioned, constituting... | |
 | Law reports, digests, etc - 1904 - 1126 pages
...statute, receive a sensible construction, and should not be interpreted so as to lead to an absurdity. The reason of the law in such cases should prevail over its strict letter. Tsoi Sim v. United States, 116 Fed. 920, 926, 54 CCA 154, and authorities there cited.... | |
 | Law - 1883 - 818 pages
...conclusion. "General terms, said the Supreme Court, in a THE OHIO LAW JOURNAL. case before it, "should be so limited in their application as not to lead to...reason of the law in such cases should prevail over its letter.1' (US vs. Kirby, 7 Wall, 482.) So the judges of England construed the law. which enacted that... | |
 | United States. Comptroller of the Treasury - Finance, Public - 1884 - 680 pages
...Kirby, 7 Wall., said :— "All laws should receive a sensible construction. General terms should be so limited in their application as not to lead to...in such cases should prevail over its letter." In view of this, it seems reasonable to hold that notice to the AttorneyGeneral is only required when... | |
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