 | Law reports, digests, etc - 1857 - 1052 pages
...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... | |
 | Law - 1860 - 872 pages
...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 - Law reports, digests, etc - 1861 - 680 pages
...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... | |
 | Equity - 1861 - 628 pages
...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 - Legal maxims - 1865 - 292 pages
...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 - Legal maxims - 1865 - 296 pages
...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 - Law reports, digests, etc - 1865 - 692 pages
...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.... | |
 | Law reports, digests, etc - 1882 - 976 pages
...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 - Equity - 1883 - 602 pages
...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... | |
 | Law - 1884 - 450 pages
...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... 
