...National Banks, 23 Wall. 307, 320; United States v. Kirby, 7 Wall. 482, 486; Knowlton v. Moore, 178 US 77. All laws should receive a sensible construction. General...application as not to lead to injustice, oppression, or absurd consequence. It will always, therefore, be presumed that the legislature intended exceptions...

...legislative intent is manifestly against the letter, on the ground that general terms in a statute should be so limited in their application as not to lead to injustice or oppression. U. 8. v. Kirby, 7 Wall. 482. Viewed in the light of the well-established rule to be...

...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 i-onsequem-i'. the presumption being indulged that the legislature intended no such anomalous results....

...Justice Field in delivering the opinion of the Supreme Court in United States v. Kirby, 1 Wai.. 482; "All laws should receive a sensible construction....consequence. It will always, therefore, be presumed that the legislation intended exceptions to its language, which would avoid results of this character. The reason...

...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...

...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...

...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...

...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...

...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...

...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...