 | Law reports, digests, etc - 1871 - 982 pages
...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...words may be modified so as to avoid that absurdity and inconsistency but no further. This is laid down by Mr. Justice Burton in a very excellent opinion,... | |
 | Law reports, digests, etc - 1857 - 1052 pages
...instruments, the grammatical and ordinary sense of the words is to be adhered to, unless that would lead to absurdity or some repugnance or inconsistency with...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... | |
 | Law - 1860 - 874 pages
...and indeed statutes and all written instruments, the grammatical and опиши v sense of the words is to be adhered to, unless that would lead to some absurdity or repugnance, or inconsistency with the rest of the instrument, in which case the grammatical and ordinary... | |
 | Ireland. High Court of Chancery - Law reports, digests, etc - 1861 - 682 pages
...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 repugnance, " or inconsistency with the rest of the instrument ; in which case " the grammatical and... | |
 | Equity - 1862 - 590 pages
...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...words may be modified, so as to avoid that absurdity and inconvenience, but no further. This is laid down by Mr. Justice Burton, in a very excellent opinion,... | |
 | George Frederick Wharton - Legal maxims - 1865 - 296 pages
...sense of the words is to be adhered to, unless that would load to some absurdity, or some repugnancy or inconsistency with the rest of the instrument,...case the grammatical and ordinary sense of the words is to be modified so as to avoid that absurdity or inconsistency, but no further. There is, however,... | |
 | Massachusetts. Supreme Judicial Court - Law reports, digests, etc - 1865 - 692 pages
...construction oi wills, is, that the grammatical and ordinary sense of the words is to be adhered to, unless it would lead to some absurdity, or some repugnance or inconsistency with the rest of the instrument. This is the only mode of arriving at the intention of the testator, which is to be ascertained, not... | |
 | George Frederick Wharton - Legal maxims - 1865 - 292 pages
...&c., depends upon the intention of the parties, and the grammatical and ordinary sense of the words is to be adhered to. unless that would lead to some absurdity, or some repugnancy or inconsistency with the rest of the instrument, in which case the grammatical and ordinary... | |
 | Isaac Fletcher Redfield - Wills - 1865 - 894 pages
...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...words may be modified, so as to avoid that absurdity and inconsistency, but no further." " The expression, that the rule of construction is to be the intention... | |
 | Law - 1868 - 538 pages
...Pan-ton, 29 L. Т. Вер. вГ, the grammatical and ordinary sense of words mult be adhered to, unless it would lead to some absurdity or some repugnance or inconsistency with the rest of the instrument. Applying this rule to the case under consideration, we find n covenant for quiet enjoyment by the purchaser... | |
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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,... 
