 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,...  The New South Wales Law Reports, 1880-1900 - Page 34by New South Wales. Supreme Court - 1900Full view - About this book
 | 1871 - 982 lehte
...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,...as to avoid that absurdity and inconsistency but no further. This is laid down by Mr. Justice Burton in a very excellent opinion, which is to be found... | |
 | 1857 - 1052 lehte
...grammatical and ordinary sense of the words is to be adhered to, unless that would lead to absurdity or some repugnance or inconsistency with the rest of the instrument,...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... | |
 | 1860 - 874 lehte
...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...grammatical and ordinary sense of the words may be modified, eo as to avoid that absurdity and inconsistency, but no farther." This is laid down by Mr. Justice... | |
 | Ireland. High Court of Chancery - 1861 - 682 lehte
...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...that absurdity and inconsistency ; but no farther. "This is laid down by Air. Justice Burton, in a very excellent '• opinion, which is to be found in... | |
 | 1862 - 590 lehte
...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...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 - 1865 - 296 lehte
...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,... | |
 | Isaac Fletcher Redfield - 1865 - 894 lehte
...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...to avoid that absurdity and inconsistency, but no further." " The expression, that the rule of construction is to be the intention of the testator, is... | |
 | William Brown - 1869 - 900 lehte
...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,...to avoid that absurdity and inconsistency, but no further" (y). The grammatical con(«) Per Lord Denman, 4 QB 6 H. of L. Cas. 106. 349. (x) Per Bramwcll,... | |
 | Great Britain. Courts - 1870 - 568 lehte
...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...modified, so as to avoid that absurdity and inconsistency, hut no further." "When, indeed (p. 108), by any course of decisions words have acquired a particular... | |
 | 1882 - 624 lehte
...and ordinary sense of the word is to be adhered to, unless that would lead to some absurdity, or some repugnance or inconsistency with the rest of the instrument,...words may be modified, so as to avoid that absurdity aud inconsistency, but no further.'" 'III. Professor Dwight says next : " A great and vital defect... | |
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