 | United States. Court of Claims - Law reports, digests, etc - 1939 - 836 pages
...construction of a statute by those charged with its execution, especially when it has long prevailed, is entitled to great weight, and should not be disregarded...overturned except for cogent reasons, and unless it be clear that such construction is erroneous. The rule is fortified when the administrative construction... | |
 | United States. Comptroller of the Treasury - Finance, Public - 1895 - 404 pages
...construction of a statute by those charged with its execution, expecially when it has long prevailed, is entitled to great weight, and should not be disregarded...it is clear that such construction is erroneous." (Citing Edwards's Lessee v. Darby and other cases.) In Robertson v. Downing (127 US, 607), on page... | |
 | Law reports, digests, etc - 1905 - 1104 pages
...construction of a statute by those charged with its execution, especially when it has long prevailed, is entitled to great weight, and should not be disregarded...overturned except for cogent reasons, and unless it be clear that such construction is erroneous. United States v. Johnston, 124 US 236, 253, 8 Sup. Ct.... | |
 | Law reports, digests, etc - 1888 - 1450 pages
...construction of a statute by those charged with its execution, especially when it has long prevailed, is entitled to great weight, and should not be disregarded...overturned except for cogent reasons, and unless it be clear that such construction is erroneous. Edwards v. Darby, 12 Wheat. 206, 210; US v. Moore, 95... | |
 | Law reports, digests, etc - 1888 - 1462 pages
...construction of a statute by those charged with its execution, especially when it has long prevailed, is entitled to great weight, and should not be disregarded...overturned except for cogent reasons, and unless it be clear that such construction is erroneous. Edwards v. Darby, 12 Wheat. 206, 210; U. 8. v. Moore,... | |
 | Law reports, digests, etc - 1906 - 1166 pages
...department or officers whose duty it is to carry it into execution is entitled to great weight, and will not be disregarded or overturned, except for cogent reasons, and unless it is clear that such construct ion is erroneous. Says the Supreme Court of Oregon: 'In all cases where those persons whose... | |
 | William John Tossell - Law reports, digests, etc - 1923 - 914 pages
...state or officers whose duty it is to carry it into execution is entitled to great weight, and will not be disregarded or overturned except for cogent...unless it is clear that such construction is erroneous. Southerland Statutory Construction, Section 472 and 474. Dutmit v. Doyle, 16 US, 400-407 ; State v.... | |
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The contemporaneous construction of a statute by those charged with its execution, especially when it has long prevailed, is entitled to great weight, and should not be disregarded or overturned except for cogent reasons, and unless it be clear that such... 
