 | 1857 - 1052 pagina’s
...of the rule, now I believe universally adopted, at least in the courts of law in Westminster Hall, that in construing wills, and indeed statutes and...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 pagina’s
...of the rule now, I believe, universally adopted, at least in the courts of law at Westminster Hall, that in 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,... | |
 | Ireland. High Court of Chancery - 1861 - 682 pagina’s
...the rule, now, I believe, universally adopted, at least "in the Courts of Law in Westminster Hall, that in construing " wills, and indeed statutes, and..."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 pagina’s
...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... | |
 | George Frederick Wharton - 1865 - 292 pagina’s
...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 pagina’s
...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 pagina’s
...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.... | |
 | 1882 - 976 pagina’s
...construing .wills, and indeed Statutes, and all written TOL II.] FULL BENCH RULINGS. instruments, tlie grammatical and ordinary sense of the words is to...some repugnance or inconsistency with the rest of the instrti- ,** ment; in which case the grammatical and ordinary sense of the •words may be modified,... | |
 | Great Britain. Court of Chancery, Sir George Jessel, Apsley Petre Peter - 1883 - 602 pagina’s
...Appeal Court.] Exports Walton, In re Levy. [50 LJE, Ch. App. 657 ; LE, 17 Ch. Div. 746.] The ME : " In construing wills, and indeed statutes and all written...some repugnance or inconsistency with the rest of that instrument. In that case the grammatical and ordinary sense of the words may be modified so as... | |
 | 1884 - 450 pagina’s
...rales of construction, let as preface the " golden ralo," which is applicable to all documents : " The grammatical and ordinary sense of the words is to be adhered to, unless that wonlil lead to some absnrdity or pome repugnance or inconsistency with tho rest of the instrument.... | |
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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 repugnance, " or inconsistency with the rest of the instrument ; in which case... 
