 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, in which case the grammatical and ordinary sense of the words may be modified...  The Scots Law Times - Page 1471920Full view - About this book
 | Law - 1857 - 480 pages
...WILLS.— Construction—Grammatical sense.—In construing wills, statutes, and all written instruments, the grammatical and ordinary sense of the words is...words may be modified, so as to avoid that absurdity or inconsistency, but no further. Grey v. Pearson, 29 Law Tim. Rep. 67. EQUITY PRACTICE. ASSIGNEES... | |
 | Ireland. High Court of Chancery - Law reports, digests, etc - 1861 - 682 pages
...in Westminster Hall, that in construing / " wills, and indeed statutes, and all written instruments, the " grammatical and ordinary sense of the words..." to, unless that would lead to some absurdity, or repugnance, " or inconsistency with the rest of the instrument; in which case " the grammatical and... | |
 | Great Britain. Parliament. House of Lords, Charles Clark, William Finnelly - Law reports, digests, etc - 1861 - 890 pages
...now, I believe, universally adopted in Westminster Hall, that in construing all written instruments, the grammatical and ordinary sense of the words is...adhered to, unless that would lead to some absurdity, or to some repugnance, or to some inconsistency with the rest of the instrument, in which case the grammatical... | |
 | George Frederick Wharton - Legal maxims - 1865 - 296 pages
...construction of instruments between parties, wills, &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 load to some absurdity, or some repugnancy or inconsistency with the rest of the instrument, in which... | |
 | William Brown - Entail - 1869 - 900 pages
...from them (z). It is also a rule in the construction of statutes, that, The gramin the first instance, the grammatical and ordinary sense of the words is...that absurdity and inconsistency, but no further" (y). The grammatical con349. (x) Per Bramwcll, B., 4 Exch., («) Per Lord Denman, 4 QB 6 H. of L. Cas.... | |
 | Great Britain. Courts - Law reports, digests, etc - 1870 - 568 pages
...law in Westminster Hall, that, in construing wills, and indeed statutes and all written instruments, the grammatical and ordinary sense of the words is...that absurdity and inconsistency, but no further." "When, indeed (p. 108), by any course of decisions words have acquired a particular signification,... | |
 | Great Britain. Courts - Law reports, digests, etc - 1870 - 518 pages
...wills, and indeed statutes and all *7401 w " tten instruments, the grammatical *and ordinary sense of J the words is to be adhered to, unless that would lead...may be modified so as to avoid that absurdity and incongruity, but no further. This is laid down by Mr. Justice Burton in a very excellent opinion, which... | |
 | Great Britain. Courts - Law reports, digests, etc - 1871 - 552 pages
...law in Westminster Hall, that, in construing wills, and indeed statutes, and all written instruments, the grammatical and ordinary sense of the words is...that absurdity and inconsistency, but no further. This is laid down by Justice Burton, in a very excellent *opinion which is to be found in the r#v\... | |
 | Great Britain. Court of Chancery - Law reports, digests, etc - 1871 - 678 pages
...in Westminster HaU, that, in construing wills, and, indeed, statutes, and all written instruments, the grammatical and ordinary sense of the words is...adhered to, unless that would lead to some absurdity (1) 6 CB 819 ; 6 Ex. 49 j 3 De G. (3) 6 HLC 109. & Sm. 316. (4) 12 East, 288. V.-CM or some repugnance... | |
 | Edward Blackburne - Great Britain - 1874 - 370 pages
...v. Pearson, C HLC 106, "that in construing wills, and indeed statutes and all written instruments, the grammatical and ordinary sense of the words is...modified, so as to avoid that absurdity and inconsistency, and not further." they do unite as brethren, and love one another as I have loved them, which if they... | |
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