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" 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 declaration plain to the contrary... "
Hindoo law - Page 410
by John Cochrane - 1872
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The Law Journal for the Year 1832-1949: Comprising Reports of Cases in the ...

Law reports, digests, etc - 1844 - 564 pages
...comprehending. * » » 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." In the present case, all the words used by the testator are general, except, perhaps, " money," and...
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A Treatise on Wills, Volume 1

Thomas Jarman - Wills - 1844 - 936 pages
...that ichich takes the ivords to comprehend a the general" subject which falls within their usual seme, unless there is something like declaration plain to...the contrary ; and surely that is the safest course, when, as there is no other subject to which they can l>e applied, the testator must, if he does not...
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A Selection of Legal Maxims, Classified and Illustrated

Herbert Broom - Legal maxims - 1845 - 544 pages
...comprehending ; the best rule of construction being 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 (Z). Thus, it is a certain rule, that reversions are held to be included in the general words of a...
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Reports of Cases Decided in the High Court of Chancery: By the ..., Volume 1

Great Britain. Court of Chancery, John Collyer, James Lewis Knight Bruce - Equity - 1845 - 790 pages
...little lower down, — " 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 declaration plain tothe contrary; and surely that is the safest course, where, as there is no other subject to which...
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A Selection of Legal Maxims: Classified and Illustrated

Herbert Broom - Legal maxims - 1852 - 616 pages
...comprehending ; the best rule of construction being 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.2 Thus, it is a certain rule, that reversions are held to be included in the general words...
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Report of Cases in Chancery: Argued and Determined in the Rolls ..., Volume 20

Great Britain. Court of Chancery, Charles Beavan - Equity - 1856 - 714 pages
...Lord Eldon says (a), " 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." That rule has been applied to the case of Church v. Mvndy, where the testator has disposed of real...
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Reports of Cases in Chancery, Argued and Determined in the Rolls ..., Volume 20

Great Britain. Court of Chancery, Charles Beavan - Equity - 1856 - 714 pages
...Lord Eldon says (a), " 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." That rule has been applied to the case of Church v. Mundy, where the testator has disposed of real...
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embracing devises, legacies, and charitable trusts, and the duties of ...

Isaac Fletcher Redfield - Wills - 1866 - 1102 pages
...purpose by conjecture " ; " 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." 15. There is, however, an occasional case, where the old rule upon this point seems to have been followed,...
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Reports of Cases Heard and Determined by the Lord Chancellor, and ..., Volume 3

Sir John Peter De Gex, Great Britain. Court of Chancery, Sir Steuart Macnaghten, Alexander Gordon - Equity - 1872 - 878 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." Here there is no declaration to the contrary, nor any thing like it. There may be room for conjecture...
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Reports of Cases Heard and Determined by the Lord Chancellor and the Court ...

Sir John Peter De Gex, Henry Cadman Jones, Richard Horton Smith, Great Britain. Court of Chancery - Equity - 1873 - 600 pages
...reversions unlikely to fall into possession, 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 undisposed-of interest passes, and no objection arises from (he fact, that the limitations contained...
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