...accidents which occur, prior to the taking effect hereof. SEC. 61. Rules of Construction. (a) The rule that statutes in derogation of the common .law are to be strictly construed shall have no application to this act. (&) This act shall bo so interpreted and construed as to effect...

...decision, in cases involving statutes giving a right of action for wrongful death, on two grounds: (1) That statutes in derogation of the common law are to be strictly construed, and (2) that, prima facie, the word " child " or " children," when used in a statute, will, or deed,...

...husband are to be strictly construed." This is no doubt true if the well-established principle that statutes in derogation of the common law are to be strictly construed is followed. This does not always seem to have been done.60 § 414. Contract with husband must not...

...legislative intent. Uliliganv. Arnold, 559, 562 (4). 7. Const ruction. — Legislative Intent. — While statutes in derogation of the common law are to be strictly construed, the primary rule of construction is to ascertain and give effect to the intent of the statute. Smith...

...when to do otherwise would result in palpable injustice. Adoption was unknown to the common law, and statutes in derogation of the common law are to be strictly construed. But the rule of strict construction is not extended to the act of adoption itself. Hockaday v. Lynn,...

...Construction of Inheritance Statutes. — It is a well-known principle of statutory construction that statutes in derogation of the common law are to be strictly construed, therefore a statute intended to abolish the common-law rule of inheritance as to aliens must so state...

...authority of the courts to invalidate statutes upon general principles "developed " into the rule that " statutes in derogation of the common law are to be strictly construed " (page 291) — a rule which in the next breath the author wholly transforms by referring to it as...

...which occur, prior to the taking effect hereof. RULES OF CONSTRUCTION. SECTION 64. (a) The rule that statutes in derogation of the common law are to be strictly construed shall have no application to this Act. (b) This Act shall be so interpreted and construed as to effect...

...or to a proper person at his place of business or residence. Section 1724m — 2. 1. The rule that statutes in derogation of the common law are to be strictly construed shall have no application to this chapter. 2. The law of estoppel shall apply under this chapter. 3....

...in cases involving statutes giving a right of action for wrongful death, on two grounds : (1) That statutes in derogation of the common law are to be strictly construed, and (2) that, prima facie, the word " child " or " children," when used in a statute, will, or deed,...