 | United States. Supreme Court - 1869 - 802 psl.
...arrest and detention when accused of felony, in the forms prescribed by the Constitution and laws. 5. All laws should receive a sensible construction. General...to injustice, oppression, or an absurd consequence, and it will always be presumed that the legislature intended exceptions to its language, which would... | |
 | United States. Supreme Court - 1870 - 800 psl.
...arrest and detention when accused of felony, in the forms prescribed by the Constitution and laws. 6. All laws should receive a sensible construction. General...to injustice, oppression, or an absurd consequence, and it will always be presumed that the legislature intended exceptions to its language, which would... | |
 | 1896 - 644 psl.
...Bolognian law which enacted "that whoever drew blood in the streets should be punished with the and general terms should be so limited in their application...oppression, or an absurd consequence. It will always be presumed that the Legislature intended exceptions to its language, which would avoid results of... | |
 | Wisconsin. Supreme Court, Abram Daniel Smith, Philip Loring Spooner, Obadiah Milton Conover, Frederic King Conover, Frederick William Arthur, Frderick C. Seibold - 1877 - 764 psl.
...96; Henry v. Tilson, 17 Vt., 479: People v. Admire, 39 111., 251; U. £ v. The Hunter, Pet. CC, 10. General terms should be so limited in their application...to injustice, oppression, or an absurd consequence. US v. Kirby, 1 "Wall., 482. Moreover, if a literal construction be put upon this act, it is not only... | |
 | United States. Circuit Court (1st Circuit), William Henry Clifford - 1878 - 766 psl.
...special and explicit provisions of the act. United States v. Coombs, Day r. Buffinton. 12 Pet. 72. " General terms should be so limited in their application...language, which would avoid results of this character." United States v. Kirby, 1 Wall. 486. John C. Mopes, for the defendant. By § 8 of the first article... | |
 | 1884 - 1912 psl.
...the words." Id. 587. See Donaldson v. Wood, 22 Wend. 399 ; Lake Shore Ry. Co. v. Roach, 80 NY 339. "All laws should receive a sensible construction....legislature intended exceptions to its language which would aiwid re. sidts of this character. The reason of the law in such cases should prevail over the letter."... | |
 | 1884 - 1902 psl.
...the words.' Id. 587. See Donaldson v. Wood, 22 Wend. 399; Lake Shore Ry. Co. v. Roach, 80 KY 339. " 'All laws should receive a sensible construction....presumed that the legislature intended exceptions to its lanyuaye which would avoid results of this character. The reason of the law in such cases should prevail... | |
 | 1894 - 2072 psl.
...the letter. In re Bomino's Estate, 83 Mo. 441. In UB v. Kirby, 7 Wall. 483, Mr. Justice Field said: "All laws should receive a sensible construction....injustice, oppression, or an absurd consequence. It will therefore be presumed that the legislature intended exceptions to its language, which would avoid results... | |
 | 1882 - 1916 psl.
...laws are to be so construed as to avoid an unjust or an absurd conclusion; and general terms are to be so limited in their application as not to lead...to injustice, oppression, or an absurd consequence. In addition to the illustrations of this rule there given, we may refer to two instances furnished... | |
 | Lorenzo Smith Boswell Sawyer, United States. Circuit Court (9th Circuit) - 1882 - 902 psl.
...laws are to be so construed as to avoid an unjust or an absurd conclusion; and general terms are to be so limited in their application as not to lead...to injustice, oppression, or an absurd consequence. In addition to the illustrations of this rule there given, we may refer to Dist. Cul.] CASE OF THE... | |
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All laws should receive a sensible construction. General terms should be so limited in their application as not to lead to injustice, oppression, or an absurd consequence. It will always, therefore, be presumed that the legislature intended exceptions... 
