 | 1871 - 982 sider
...law at Westminster Hall, that in construing wills, and indeed statutes, and all written instruments, the grammatical and ordinary sense of the words is...words may be modified so as to avoid that absurdity and inconsistency but no further. This is laid down by Mr. Justice Burton in a very excellent opinion,... | |
 | 1857 - 1052 sider
...law in Westminster Hall, that in construing wills, and indeed statutes and all written instruments, the grammatical and ordinary sense of the words is to be adhered to, unless that would lead to absurdity or some repugnance or inconsistency with the rest of the instrument, in which case the grammatical... | |
 | 1860 - 874 sider
...construing wills, and indeed statutes and all written instruments, the grammatical and опиши v sense of the words is to be adhered to, unless that would lead to some absurdity or repugnance, or inconsistency with the rest of the instrument, in which case the grammatical and ordinary... | |
 | Ireland. High Court of Chancery - 1861 - 682 sider
...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... | |
 | 1861 - 628 sider
...preceding page, adverts to what his Lordship laid down in Gray v. Pearson (b). Now if, in the present case, the " grammatical and ordinary sense of the words is to be adhered to," and if the adhering to such grammatical and ordinary construction in this case will not lead to any... | |
 | 1862 - 590 sider
...Law in Westminster Hall, that in construing wills, and indeed statutes, and all written instruments, the grammatical and ordinary sense of the words is...words may be modified, so as to avoid that absurdity and inconvenience, but no further. This is laid down by Mr. Justice Burton, in a very excellent opinion,... | |
 | George Frederick Wharton - 1865 - 292 sider
...construction of instruments between parties, wills. &c., depends upon the intention of the parties, and the grammatical and ordinary sense of the words is...unless that would lead to some absurdity, or some repugnancy or inconsistency with the rest of the instrument, in which case the grammatical and ordinary... | |
 | George Frederick Wharton - 1865 - 296 sider
...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... | |
 | Massachusetts. Supreme Judicial Court - 1865 - 692 sider
...Delano, for the defendants. BIGELOW, J. The safe practical rule for the construction oi wills, is, that the grammatical and ordinary sense of the words is to be adhered to, unless it would lead to some absurdity, or some repugnance or inconsistency with the rest of the instrument.... | |
 | Isaac Fletcher Redfield - 1865 - 894 sider
...Law in Westminster Hall, that in construing wills, and indeed statutes, and all written instruments, the grammatical and ordinary sense of the words is...words may be modified, so as to avoid that absurdity and inconsistency, but no further." " The expression, that the rule of construction is to be the intention... | |
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Hall, that in construing wills, and indeed statutes, and all written instruments, 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,... 
