 | 1871 - 982 σελίδες
...and ordinary sense of the words is to be adhered to, unless that would lead to some absurdity or some repugnance or inconsistency with the rest of the instrument,...as to avoid that absurdity and inconsistency but no further. This is laid down by Mr. Justice Burton in a very excellent opinion, which is to be found... | |
 | 1857 - 1052 σελίδες
...grammatical and ordinary sense of the words is to be adhered to, unless that would lead to absurdity or some repugnance or inconsistency with the rest of the instrument,...words may be modified so as to avoid that absurdity or inconsistency, but no further. This is laid down by Mr. Justice Burton in a very excellent opinion... | |
 | Isaac Fletcher Redfield - 1865 - 894 σελίδες
...ordinary sense of the words is to be adhered to, unless that would lead to some absurdity, or some repugnance, or inconsistency, with the rest of the...to avoid that absurdity and inconsistency, but no further." " The expression, that the rule of construction is to be the intention of the testator, is... | |
 | William Brown - 1869 - 900 σελίδες
...and ordinary sense of the words is to be adhered to, unless that would lead to some absurdity or some repugnance or inconsistency with the rest of the instrument,...to avoid that absurdity and inconsistency, but no further" (y). The grammatical con(«) Per Lord Denman, 4 QB 6 H. of L. Cas. 106. 349. (x) Per Bramwcll,... | |
 | Great Britain. Courts - 1870 - 568 σελίδες
...ordinary sense of the words is to be adhered to, unless that would lead to some absurdity, or some repugnance or inconsistency with the rest of the instrument...modified, so as to avoid that absurdity and inconsistency, hut no further." "When, indeed (p. 108), by any course of decisions words have acquired a particular... | |
 | 1882 - 624 σελίδες
...and ordinary sense of the word is to be adhered to, unless that would lead to some absurdity, or some repugnance or inconsistency with the rest of the instrument,...words may be modified, so as to avoid that absurdity aud inconsistency, but no further.'" 'III. Professor Dwight says next : " A great and vital defect... | |
 | Great Britain. Courts - 1871 - 552 σελίδες
...ordinary sense of the words is to be adhered to, unless that would lead to some absurdity, or some repugnance or inconsistency with the rest of the instrument...to avoid that absurdity and inconsistency, but no further. This is laid down by Justice Burton, in a very excellent *opinion which is to be found in... | |
 | Edward Blackburne - 1874 - 372 σελίδες
...or inconsistency with the rest of the instrument, in which case the grammatical and ordinary Bouse of the words may be modified, so as to avoid that absurdity and inconsistency, and not further." i.] BIRTH AND PARENTAGE. 3 they do unite as brethren, and love one another as I have... | |
 | Robert Donnell - 1876 - 574 σελίδες
...ordinary sense of the words is to be adhered to, unless that would lead to some absurdity, or some repugnance or inconsistency with the rest of the instrument,...to avoid that absurdity and inconsistency, but no further." This is laid down by Mr. Justice Barton, in a very excellent opinion, which is to be found... | |
 | 1882 - 702 σελίδες
...and ordinary sense of the words is to be adhered to unless that would lead to some absurdity, or some repugnance or inconsistency with the rest of the instrument,...to avoid that absurdity and inconsistency, but no further " — and proceeds to consider whether a literal construction of the words would be absurd... | |
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Hall, that in construing wills, and indeed statutes, and all written instruments, the grammatical and ordinary sense of the words is to be adhered to, unless that would lead to some absurdity or some repugnance or inconsistency with the rest of the instrument,... 
