| Great Britain. Court of Chancery - Equity - 1827 - 652 pages
...declared shall be, applied. The best rule of construction is that, which takes the words to comprehend a subject, that falls within their usual sense, unless...not mean that, be considered as having no. meaning. . (92) For. 44. Atk. 581. 1 Vet. 268. In this, view of the case my opinion is, that, if this testator... | |
| Roper Stote Donnison Roper - Inheritance and succession - 1829 - 630 pages
...his Lordship observed, "The best rule of construction is, that which takes the words to comprehend a subject that falls within their usual sense, unless...not mean that, be considered as having no meaning. A reference was made in the above case to inquire whether the testator had any freehold estate, so... | |
| New Jersey. Court of Chancery - Law reports, digests, etc - 1914 - 768 pages
...the best rule for the construction of such documents is that which takes the words to comprehend a subject that falls within their usual sense, unless there is something like a declaration plain to the contrary. Parker v. Marchant, TY & 0. 290; 11 LJ Ch.'223, the reason being... | |
| Great Britain. Court of Common Pleas, John Scott - Law reports, digests, etc - 1835 - 816 pages
...declared shall be, applied. The best rule of construction is that which takes the words to comprehend a subject that falls within their usual sense, unless...not mean that, be considered as having no meaning." Strong v. Teatt is, however, the leading case upon the subject. There, A. Mervin, on the marriage of... | |
| Canals - 1846 - 956 pages
...lower down, " the best rule of construction is that which takes the words to comprehend a subject which falls within their usual sense, unless there is something...not mean that, be considered as having no meaning." Now, in the present case, all the words are general expressions. The word " money" is the only word... | |
| Great Britain. Court of Common Pleas, James Manning, Thomas Colpitts Granger - Election law - 1841 - 1114 pages
...considered as comprehending." The best rule of construction is that which makes the words to comprehend a subject that falls within their usual sense, unless...something like declaration plain to the contrary." The question is, therefore, whether there is in this will a manifest and plain declaration of intention... | |
| Great Britain. Court of Common Pleas, John Scott - Law reports, digests, etc - 1841 - 922 pages
...comprehending. The best rule of construction is that which takes the words to comprehend a subject which falls within their usual sense, unless there is something like declaration plain to the contrary." The question, then, is, whether there is in this will a plain and manifest intention to take the case... | |
| Great Britain. Court of Chancery, Edward Younge, John Collyer - Equity - 1843 - 800 pages
...declared shall be, applied. The best rule of construction is that which takes the words to comprehend a subject that falls within their usual sense, unless...something like declaration plain to the contrary." The words " goods, chattels, and effects," which the hequest contended to be residuary contains, or... | |
| Ireland. High Court of Chancery, William B. Drury, Robert R. Warren - Equity - 1843 - 734 pages
...Church v. Mundy(a), " that the best rule of construction is that, which takes the words to comprehend a subject that falls within their usual sense, unless...is something like declaration plain to the contrary :" that principle was recognized and acted upon in a late case of Doe v. Thomas(b), where the case... | |
| Law - 1855 - 790 pages
...v. Mundy, he says, that the best rule of construction is that which takes the words to comprehend a subject that falls within their usual sense, unless there is something like a declaration plain to the contrary. But how does the case of Saumarez v. Saumartz affect this question... | |
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