 The intention of the legislature must be ascertained from the words of a statute, and not from any general inferences to be drawn from the nature of the objects dealt with by the statute.  Reports of Cases Determined in the Appeal and Chancery Divisions and ... - Page 19by New Brunswick. Supreme Court, Ward Chipman, Sir John Campbell Allen, Allen Otty Earle, Thomas Carleton Allen, George F. S. Berton, David Shank Kerr, George B. Seely, James Hannay, William Pugsley, Esq George W. Allen, Arthur I. Trueman, John L. Carleton (barrister-at-law), George Wheelock Burbidge, Douglas King Hazen, William Henry Harrison, Ernest Doiron - 1905Full view - About this book
 | Great Britain. Parliament. House of Lords, Charles Clark, William Finnelly - 1849 - 894 pages
...Exchequer in Equity, 440. 5 & 6 W. 4, c. 83.— Patent, 687. 1 & 2 W. 4, c. 58.— Writ of error, 764. The intention of the legislature must be ascertained...the nature of the objects dealt with by the statute. — Fordyce v. Bridges, 1. SURETY. 1 . A party joining as surety in a bond ought to be informed of... | |
 | 1862 - 752 pages
...them to apply to Ireland. The intention of the Legislature is to be gathered " from the words of the statute, and not from any "general inferences to be...nature of the objects dealt " with by the statute : " Fordyce v. Bridges (a) ; Regina v. Inhabitants of Barham (b) ; Logan v. The Earl of Courtown (c)... | |
 | Great Britain. Courts - 1872 - 514 pages
...consideration, I am clearly of opinion that we must give to the words their plain and general meaning. The intention of the Legislature must be ascertained...the nature of the objects dealt with by the statute : Fordyce v. Bridges, l HL Ca. 1. The statute before us, after repealing former Acts, enacts by sect.... | |
 | Great Britain. Parliament - 1872 - 1122 pages
...authorities. Our own House of Lords gave a judgment some years ago, in which the same thing was said — " The intention of the Legislature must be ascertained...from the words of a statute, and not from any general inference to be drawn from the nature of the objects dealt with." Suffer me to read another sentence... | |
 | Robert Alexander Harrison - 1874 - 1262 pages
...1, s. 7, sub. 39.) The inten' tion of the Legislature must be ascertained from the words of the Act, and not from any general inferences to be drawn from the nature of the objects dealt with by the Act. (Fordyce v. Bridge*, 1 HL Cas. 1; see also Logan v. Earl Courioim, 13 Beav. 22.) If the words... | |
 | New Zealand - 1877 - 428 pages
...case, best declare the intention of the Legislature. In Fordyce v. Bridges (1 H. of L. 1), it was said "the intention of the Legislature must be ascertained from the words of the Statute, and not from any general inference to be drawn from the nature of the objects dealt with... | |
 | John Campbell Allen - 1879 - 606 pages
...Legislature is to be ascertained from the words of the statute, and not from any general infer- 1864. ences to be drawn from the nature of the objects dealt with by the statute ; Fordyce v. bridges (a) ; still the provisions of the statute, together with the words actually ASSESSORS... | |
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