 | United States. Supreme Court - Law reports, digests, etc - 1920 - 1138 pages
...Dalles Military Road Co. 140 US 631, 632 (85:570,571); Brewer v. Blougher, 89 US 14 Pet. 197 (10:417). The intention of the Legislature is to be resorted to in order to find the meaning of the words used in a law. United States v. Freeman, 44 U. 8. 3 How. 665(11:728). Where a statute is capable of... | |
 | Mississippi. Supreme Court - Law reports, digests, etc - 1856 - 878 pages
...a statute can be discovered, it ought to be followed with reason and discretion in the construction of the statute, although such construction seem contrary to the letter of the statute. (Bac. Abr. tit. Stat. (1) ; 15 Johns. R. 380, per Ch. J. Thompson.) " A thing which is within the letter... | |
 | Minnesota. Supreme Court - Law reports, digests, etc - 1866 - 510 pages
...a statute can be discovered, it ought to be followed with reason and discretion in the construction of the statute, although such construction seem contrary to the letter of the statute. Bac. Ab., Tit. Statute, (/) 15 Johns., 380, per Ch. J. Thompson. A thing which is within the letter... | |
 | Law reports, digests, etc - 1899 - 1226 pages
...a statute can be discovered, it ought to be followed with reason and discretion in the construction of the statute, although such construction seem contrary to the letter of the statute." Bac. Abr. tit "Statutes," I; People v. Utica Ins. Co., 15 Johns. 380; Keniger v. Fogossa, Plowd. 18;... | |
 | Virginia. Supreme Court of Appeals - Law reports, digests, etc - 1856 - 912 pages
...Whenever this can be discovered, it ought to be followed with reason and discretion in the construction of the statute, although such construction seem contrary to the letter of the statute." Again, in Stowel v. Zouch, Plowd. 366. 10 Rep. 101. "A thing which is within the intention of the makers... | |
 | Pennsylvania. Supreme Court - Law reports, digests, etc - 1863 - 588 pages
...intention can be discovered, it ought to be followed with reason and discretion in the construction of the statute, although such construction seem contrary to the letter of the statute : Attorney-General v. The Utica Insurance Co., 15 Johns. 381. By this very Act of February 8th 1854,... | |
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... can be discovered it ought to be followed, with reason and discretion, in the construction of the statute, although such construction seem contrary to the letter of the statute. 
