 It is a very useful rule in the construction of a statute to adhere to the ordinary meaning of the words used, and to the grammatical construction, unless that is at variance with the intention of the Legislature to be collected from the statute itself,...  The Law Students Magazine - Σελίδα 1111849Πλήρης προβολή - Σχετικά με αυτό το βιβλίο
 | 1850 - 702 σελίδες
...parliament is, to adhere to the ordinary meaning of the words and to the grammatical construction, unless it be at variance with the intention of the legislature to be collected from the statute itself, or leads to any manifest absurdity or repugnance, in which case the language may... | |
 | 1833 - 1308 σελίδες
...unreasonable in this construction ; and there is certainly nothing inconsistent with the express or implied intention of the legislature, to be collected from other parts of the act. In our opinion, no distinction can be made, in respect of the obligation to pay tolls, between the... | |
 | Great Britain. Court of King's Bench - 1834 - 682 σελίδες
...construction there is nothing unreasonable, and certainly nothing inconsistent with the express or implied intention of the legislature, to be collected from other parts of the act. In our opinion no distinction can be made, in respect of the obligation to pay toll, between the parts... | |
 | Great Britain. Court of King's Bench, Sandford Nevile, Sir William Montagu Manning - 1834 - 842 σελίδες
...construction there is nothing unreasonable, and certainly nothing inconsistent with the express or implied intention of the legislature, to be collected from other parts of the act. In our opinion no distinction can be made, in respect of the obligation to pay toll, between the parts... | |
 | Great Britain. Court of Common Pleas, John Scott - 1838 - 760 σελίδες
...the ordinary meaning and plain grammatical construction of the acts of parliament referred to, unless at variance with the intention of the legislature, to be collected from the statutes themselves ; that the construction contended for by the defendant in error (independently... | |
 | Great Britain. Court of Exchequer, Charles James Gale - 1838 - 284 σελίδες
...adhere to the ordinary meaning of the words used, and to the grammatical construction, unless that is at variance with the intention of the legislature, to be collected from the statute itself, or leads to any manifest absurdity or repugnance, in which case the language may... | |
 | Great Britain. Court of Exchequer, Roger Meeson, William Newland Welsby - 1843 - 852 σελίδες
...unless it would lead to some absurd or inconvenient consequence, or would be at variance with the intent of the legislature, to be collected from other parts of the act. But this construction is manifestly reasonable and consistent with the context, and in accordance with... | |
 | 1831 - 600 σελίδες
...construction of a statute, to adhere to the usual and ordinary meaning of the words used, unless that Is at variance with the intention of the Legislature to be collected from the statute itself. The word ' may," as used in the 13th section of the Actwhich lias been referred... | |
 | John Monson Carrow - 1845 - 784 σελίδες
...adhere to the ordinary meaning of the words used, and to the grammatical construction, unless that is at variance with the intention of the legislature to be collected from the statute itself, or leads to any manifest absurdity or repugnance, in which case the language may... | |
 | Great Britain. Court of Chancery, Charles Beavan - 1846 - 766 σελίδες
...unless it would lead to some absurd or inconvenient consequence, or would be at variance with the intent of the legislature, to be collected from other parts of the act. But this construction is manifestly reasonable, and consistent with the context, and in accordance... | |
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