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... Annual Report - Page 219by U.S. Federal power commission, United States. Federal Power Commission - 1923Full view - About this book
| United States. Supreme Court - Law reports, digests, etc - 1869 - 802 pages
...to extend such exemption should be attributed to Congress unless clearly manifested by its language. All laws should receive a sensible construction. General...application as not to lead to injustice, oppression, or an absurd consequence. It will always, therefore, be presumed Statement of the ease. that the legislature... | |
| United States. Supreme Court - Courts - 1870 - 800 pages
...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...application as not to lead to injustice, oppression, or an absurd consequence, and it will always be presumed that the legislature intended exceptions to its... | |
| Law - 1921 - 510 pages
...punished or endamaged." In the United States v. Kirby, 7 Wall. 482, 486 (19 L. Ed. 278), this court said: "All laws should receive a sensible construction....application as not to lead to injustice, oppression, or an absurd consequence. It will always, therefore, be presumed that the Legislature intended exceptions... | |
| Law reports, digests, etc - 1896 - 644 pages
...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 as not to lead to injustice, oppression, or an absurd consequence. It will always be presumed that the Legislature intended exceptions to its language,... | |
| Wisconsin. Supreme Court, Abram Daniel Smith, Philip Loring Spooner, Obadiah Milton Conover, Frederic King Conover, Frederick William Arthur, Frderick C. Seibold - Law reports, digests, etc - 1877 - 764 pages
...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 as not to lead to injustice, oppression, or an absurd consequence. US v. Kirby, 1 "Wall., 482. Moreover, if a literal construction be put upon... | |
| Law reports, digests, etc - 1915 - 1228 pages
...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...exceptions to its language which would avoid results of this character. The reason of the law in such cases should prevail over its letter." United States... | |
| Law reports, digests, etc - 1884 - 1902 pages
...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....application as not to lead to injustice, oppression, or an absurd consequence. It will always, therefore, be presumed that the legislature intended exceptions... | |
| Law reports, digests, etc - 1882 - 1916 pages
...before it, "should be so limited in their application as not to lead to injustice, oppression, or an absurd consequence. It will always, therefore, be...exceptions to 'its language which would avoid results of this character. The reason of the law, in such cases, should prevail over its letter." US v. Kirby,... | |
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