 Where the language of a statute, in its ordinary meaning and grammatical construction, leads to a manifest contradiction of the apparent purpose of the enactment, or to some inconvenience or absurdity, hardship or injustice, presumably not intended, a...  Delaware Reports: Containing Cases Decided in the Supreme Court (excepting ... - Page 58by David Thomas Marvel, John W. Houston, Samuel Maxwell Harrington, James Pennewill, William Henry Boyce, William Watson Harrington, Charles L. Terry, William J. Storey - 1920Full view - About this book
 | Sir Peter Benson Maxwell - Law - 1875 - 500 pages
...language of a statute, in its plain and unequivocal meaning and ordinary grammatical construction, has led to a manifest contradiction of the apparent purpose of the enactment, or to some palpable and evident absurdity or injustice, presumably not intended, a construction has been sometimes... | |
 | Courts - 1949 - 1176 pages
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 | United States. Supreme Court - Law reports, digests, etc - 1896 - 1244 pages
...capital and Infamous crimes are not Doubtless, In some cases, where the language of a statute leads to an absurdity, hardship, or Injustice, presumably not Intended, a construction may be put upon It modifying the meaning of the words, so as to carry out the real intention; but where the intention... | |
 | Law reports, digests, etc - 1912 - 1164 pages
...the Intention" and presents a multitude of decisions supporting and illustrating the following text: "Where the language of a statute, in its ordinary...presumably not intended, a construction may be put upon it which modifies the meaning of the words, and even the structure of the sentence. This may be... | |
 | Law reports, digests, etc - 1910 - 1190 pages
...that subject, the purpose to be accomplished, and the construction courts have given similar words. "Where the language of a statute, In its ordinary...presumably not intended, a construction may be put upon It which modifies the meaning of the words, and even the structure of the sentence. This Is done,... | |
 | Upendra Nath Mitra - Limitation of actions - 1885 - 778 pages
...Exception (b) applies where guagefeads *ue language of a statute in its plain meaning and it°yaorsurd" grammatical construction leads to a manifest contradiction...the apparent purpose of the enactment, or to some palpable absurdity or inconsistency, or to injustice and inconvenience. In such cases Judges deviate... | |
 | Law reports, digests, etc - 1918 - 1238 pages
...* There are two modes of reading an inpreserves, it is the rule of law anil of equity * * • thiit you should * * * lean towards that construction which...its ordinary meaning and grammatical construction, lends to я manifest contradiction of the apparent purpose of the enactment, or to some inconvenience... | |
 | Law reports, digests, etc - 1909 - 1340 pages
...with this subject, Mr. Endlich, in his work on Interpretation of Statutes (page 400, § 295), says: "Where the language of a statute, in its ordinary...presumably not intended, a construction may be put upon it which modifies the meaning of the words and even the structure of the sentence. This is done... | |
 | Law reports, digests, etc - 1917 - 1312 pages
...with this subject, Mr. Endlich, in his work on Interpretation of Statutes (page 400, § 205), says: 'Where the language of a statute, in its ordinary...enactment, or to some inconvenience or absurdity, bardship, or injustice presumably not intended, 'a construction may be put upon it which modifies the... | |
 | Gustav Adolf Endlich - Law - 1888 - 970 pages
...Intent of Act. Modification of Language — Where the language of a statute, in its ordinary inclining and grammatical construction, leads to a manifest...contradiction of the apparent purpose of the enactment, dr to some inconvenience or absurdity, hardship or injustice, presumably not intended, a construction... | |
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