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 | United States. Supreme Court, John Chandler Bancroft Davis, Henry Putzel, Henry C. Lind, Frank D. Wagner - Courts - 1986 - 996 pages
...General terms should be so limited in their application as not to lead to injustice, oppression, or an absurd consequence. It will always, therefore, be...law in such cases should prevail over its letter." United States v. Kirby, 7 Wall. 482, 486-487 (1869). See also Helvering v. Hammel, 311 US 504, 510... | |
 | United States. Supreme Court - Law reports, digests, etc - 1869 - 802 pages
...their application as not to lead to injustice, oppression, or an absurd consequence, and it will always be presumed that the legislature intended exceptions...language, which would avoid results of this character. THE defendants were indicted for knowingly and wilfully obstructing and retarding the passage of the mail... | |
 | United States. Supreme Court - Courts - 1870 - 800 pages
...their application as not to lead to injustice, oppression, or an absurd consequence, and it will always be presumed that the legislature intended exceptions...language, which would avoid results of this character. THE defendants were indicted for knowingly and wilfully obstructing and retarding the passage of the mail... | |
 | Law - 1921 - 510 pages
...General terms should be so limited in their application as not to lead to injustice, oppression, or an absurd consequence. It will always, therefore, be...law in such cases should prevail over its letter. The common sense of the man approves the judgment mentioned by Putfendorf, that the Bolognian law,... | |
 | Law reports, digests, etc - 1896 - 644 pages
...their application as not to lead to injustice, oppression, or an absurd consequence. It will always be presumed that the Legislature intended exceptions...avoid results of this character. The reason of the law should prevail over the letter : US v. Kirby, 7 Wall. 482. The plaintiffs sixth and seventh points... | |
 | Law reports, digests, etc - 1915 - 1228 pages
...General terms should be so limited in their application as not to lead to injustice, oppression, or an absurd consequence. It will always, therefore, be...law in such cases should prevail over its letter." United States v. Kirby, 74 US (7 Wall.) 482, 19 L. Ed. 278. "It is a familiar rule that a thing may... | |
 | Law reports, digests, etc - 1895 - 2084 pages
...before it, 'should be so limited in their application as not to lead to injustice, oppression, or an absurd consequence. It will always therefore be presumed...prevail over its letter.' US v. Kirby, 7 Wall. 482. So the judges of England construed the law which enacted that a prisoner breaking prison should be... | |
 | Law reports, digests, etc - 1882 - 1916 pages
...before it, "should be so limited in their application as not to lead to injustice, oppression, or an absurd consequence. It will always, therefore, be...prevail over its letter." US v. Kirby, 7 Wall. 482. So the judges of England construed the law which enacted that a prisoner breaking prison should be... | |
 | Law reports, digests, etc - 1881 - 956 pages
...General terms should be so limited in their application as not to lead to injustice, oppression, or an absurd consequence. It will always, therefore, be...law, in such cases, should prevail over its letter." Again, in French v. Edwards, 13 Wall. 506, 511, it says: '•There are, undoubtedly, many statutory... | |
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