 | United States. Supreme Court, John Chandler Bancroft Davis, Henry Putzel, Henry C. Lind, Frank D. Wagner - Courts - 1986 - 996 pages
...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...law in such cases should prevail over its letter." United States v. Kirby, 7 Wall. 482, 486-487 (1869). See also Helvering v. Hammel, 311 US 504, 510... | |
 | United States. Supreme Court - Law reports, digests, etc - 1869 - 802 pages
...their application as not to lead to injustice, oppression, or an absurd consequence, and it will always be presumed that the legislature intended exceptions...language, which would avoid results of this character. THE defendants were indicted for knowingly and wilfully obstructing and retarding the passage of the mail... | |
 | United States. Supreme Court - Courts - 1870 - 800 pages
...their application as not to lead to injustice, oppression, or an absurd consequence, and it will always be presumed that the legislature intended exceptions...language, which would avoid results of this character. THE defendants were indicted for knowingly and wilfully obstructing and retarding the passage of the mail... | |
 | Law - 1921 - 510 pages
...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...should prevail over its letter. The common sense of the man approves the judgment mentioned by Putfendorf, that the Bolognian law, which enacted 'that... | |
 | Law reports, digests, etc - 1896 - 644 pages
...their application as not to lead to injustice, oppression, or an absurd consequence. It will always be presumed that the Legislature intended exceptions...avoid results of this character. The reason of the law should prevail over the letter : US v. Kirby, 7 Wall. 482. The plaintiffs sixth and seventh points... | |
 | Law reports, digests, etc - 1915 - 1228 pages
...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...law in such cases should prevail over its letter." United States v. Kirby, 74 US (7 Wall.) 482, 19 L. Ed. 278. "It is a familiar rule that a thing may... | |
 | Law reports, digests, etc - 1919 - 2038 pages
...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...approves the judgment mentioned by Puffendorf, that the Bolognlan law, which enacted 'that whoever drew blood In the streets should be punished with the utmost... | |
 | Law reports, digests, etc - 1895 - 2084 pages
...it, 'should be so limited in their application as not to lead to injustice, oppression, or an absurd consequence. It will always therefore be presumed...law, in such cases, should prevail over its letter.' US v. Kirby, 7 Wall. 482. So the judges of England construed the law which enacted that a prisoner... | |
 | Law reports, digests, etc - 1892 - 1912 pages
...oppressive, and consequently a great injustice. In such cases, as was said in US v. Kirby, 1 Wall. 482, "it will always, therefore, be presumed that the legislature...law in such cases should prevail over its letter." Congress might do this, but, in view of the harsh results to follow such a law, there should be positive... | |
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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... 
