| 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 - 1911 - 820 pages
...a carrier of the mail, within the meanof'tiw"!™"* ing of the act. In its opinion the court says: "All laws should receive a sensible construction....the Legislature intended exceptions to its language Reason v wmcri would avoid results of this character. The letter of law. reason o f the law in such... | |
| 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 - 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,... | |
| Thomas Gold Frost - 1911 - 350 pages
...or any unconstitutional operation, if that be possible. Carlisle v. US, 16 Wall. 147, 21 LE 426. 16. All laws should receive a sensible construction. General terms should be so limited in their operation as not to lead to injustice, oppression or an absurd consequence. It will always therefore... | |
| James Manford Kerr - 1911 - 714 pages
...by well-established rules, applicable alike to the construction of constitutions and statutes. They should receive a sensible construction. General terms should be so limited in thoir application as not to lead to injustice, oppression, or an absurd consequence. The legislature... | |
| United States. Supreme Court - 1912 - 1054 pages
...extend such exemption should be attribute.! to Congress unless clearly manifested by its language. All laws should receive a sensible construction. General...presumed •that the Legislature intended exceptions ['487 to its language, which would avoid results of this character. The reason of the law, in such... | |
| United States. Supreme Court - 1912 - 1054 pages
...to extend such exemption should be attribute! to Congress unless clearly manifested by its language. All laws should receive a sensible construction. General...presumed •that the Legislature intended exceptions ['487 to its language, which would avoid results of this character. The reason of the law, in such... | |
| Missouri. Supreme Court - 1912 - 864 pages
...governed by well settled rules applicable alike to a construction of the Constitution and statutes. All laws should receive a sensible construction. General...application as not to lead to injustice, oppression, absurd co/isequences or a defeat of a legislative purpose. It will always, therefore, be presumed that... | |
| Arizona. State Tax Commission - 1912 - 104 pages
...be understood as such in reference to the subject matter in the mind of the Legislature and strictly limited in their application as not to lead to injustice, oppression or an absurd consequence. So words of general import in a statute are limited by words of restricted import immediately following... | |
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