| James Kent - 1832 - 590 Seiten
...of Modestinus, Scsevola, Paulus, and Ulpianus. the most illustrious commentators on the Roman law.' When the words are not explicit, the intention is to be collected from the occasion and necessity of the law, from the mischief felt, and the remedy in view ; and the intention... | |
| Nathan Howard (Jr.) - 1852 - 576 Seiten
...strict letter of the law when the letter would lead to palpable injustice, contradiction and absurdity. When the words are not explicit, the intention is...from the occasion and necessity of the law: from the necessity felt, and the remedy in view; and the intention is to be taken or presumed according to what... | |
| 1853 - 328 Seiten
...accurately ascertained, will always prevail over the literal sense of the terms." And he says further, that "When the words are not explicit, the intention is to be collected from the occasion and necessity of the law, from the mischief felt, and the remedy in view; and the intention... | |
| United States. Congress. Senate - 1856 - 774 Seiten
...accurately ascertained, will always prevail over the literal sense of the terms." He further says, " when the words are not explicit, the intention is to be collected from the occasion and necessity of the law, from the mischief felt, and the remedy in view ; and the intention... | |
| 1896 - 644 Seiten
...on Statutory Cons ruction, sec. 234. In the exposition of a statute the intention of the law maker will prevail over the literal sense of the terms ;...and intention will prevail over the strict letter. The intention is to be taken or presumed according to what is consonant with reason and good discretion.... | |
| Herbert Broom, Edward Alfred Hadley - 1875 - 966 Seiten
...deduced from a view of the entire statute, Ogden. v. Strong, 2 Paine's С. С. 584. If the language is not explicit, the intention is to be collected from the context, from the occasion or necessity of the law, from the mischief felt, and from the object and remedy designed. A statute... | |
| Edward Royall Tyler, William Lathrop Kingsley, George Park Fisher, Timothy Dwight - 1882 - 888 Seiten
...ubi supra, Murray vs. NY Central RR Co., 4 Keyes, 274, 3 Cow. (NY) R, 89, 21 Wend. (NY) R 211. "Where the words are not explicit, the intention is to be collected from the occasion and necessity of the law, from the mischief felt and the remedy in view :" 1 Kent's Com.,... | |
| 1882 - 882 Seiten
...supra, Murray vs. NY Central RR Co., 4 Keyes, 274, 3 Cow. (NY) R., 89, 21 Wend. (NY) R. 211. "Where the words are not explicit, the intention is to be collected from the occasion and necessity of the law, from the mischief felt and the remedy in view :" 1 Kent's Com.,... | |
| 1918 - 1218 Seiten
...of a statute in the construction of all its parts than that which is found in Kent's Commentaries: 'In the exposition of a statute the intention of the...terms ; and its reason and intention will prevail ovrr the strict letter. When the words are not explicit, the intention is to be collected from the... | |
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