 | 1850 - 702 lehte
...and to the grammatical construction, unless it be at variance with the intention of the legislature to be collected from the statute itself, or leads...absurdity or repugnance, in which case the language may be modified to avoid such inconvenience, and no further. This being a penal statute, of course the act... | |
 | 1851 - 670 lehte
...the grammatical construction unless that is at variance with the intention of the legislature, to he collected from the statute itself, or leads to any manifest absurdity or repugnance, in which care the language may be varied or modified so as to avoid such inconvenience, but no further." Now,... | |
 | Great Britain. Court of Exchequer, Charles James Gale - 1838 - 284 lehte
...to the grammatical construction, unless that is at variance with the intention of the legislature, to be collected from the statute itself, or leads...varied or modified, so as to avoid such inconvenience, but no further. Let us adopt that rule in this case. The 32nd section enacts, " That if any prisoner,... | |
 | John Monson Carrow - 1845 - 784 lehte
...and to the grammatical construction, unless that is at variance with the intention of the legislature to be collected from the statute itself, or leads...varied or modified so as to avoid such inconvenience, but no further." Now the question is, what is the (a) 2 MCC 85. (6) 2 M. & R.219. (c) 2 M. & W. 195.... | |
 | 1848 - 638 lehte
...of lands and estates to them mortgaged, and bring actions on bonds given by mortgagors to pay fest absurdity or repugnance, in which case the language...varied or modified so as to avoid such inconvenience, but no further." [Par/fe, В. — That I took from the judgment of Mr. Justice Burton in Warbartony.Loceland.*']... | |
 | Great Britain. Bail Court - 1849 - 876 lehte
...to the grammatical construction, unless that is at variance with the intention of the Legislature, to be collected from the statute itself, or leads...varied or modified, so as to avoid such inconvenience, but no further." In this case the strictest adherence to the words of the statute is neither absurd... | |
 | Edmund Hatch Bennett, Chauncey Smith - 1851 - 674 lehte
...to the grammatical construction, unless that is at variance with the intention of the legislature, to be collected from the statute itself, or leads...inconvenience, and no further. Now, to apply this rale to the present case. The first trial of the prisoners was for a felony. The crime charged, viz.,... | |
 | Edward William Cox - 1851 - 552 lehte
...to the grammatical construction, unless that is at variance with the intention of the Legislature, to be collected from the statute itself, or leads...varied or modified so as to avoid such inconvenience, but no further." Now the question is, what is the meaning of the word " receive " as applied to the... | |
 | Stephen Charles Denison, Great Britain. Court for Crown Cases Reserved - 1852 - 562 lehte
...and to the grammatical construction, unless that is at variance with the intention of the Legislature to be collected from the statute itself, or leads to any manifest absurdity or repugnance, in'which case the {language may be varied or modified so as to avoid such inconvenience, but no further."... | |
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It is a very useful rule in the construction of a statute to adhere to the ordinary meaning of the words used and to the grammatical construction, unless that is at variance with the intention of the Legislature, to be collected from the statute itself,... 
