 | John Robison Cartwright - Law reports, digests, etc - 1892 - 798 pages
...law act in construing instruments in wri ing. He says: "A statute is an 1887 instrument in writing. In all cases the object is to see what is the ., intention expressed by the words used. But, from the imperfoc- TOBOHTO tion of language, it is impossible to know what that intention is LAMBB. without... | |
 | Québec (Province). Court of King's Bench - Law reports, digests, etc - 1885 - 564 pages
...law act in construing instruments in writing. He says : " a statute is an instrument " in writing. In all cases the object is to see what is the "intention...that intention is without inquiring further ; and seeing " what the circumstances were with reference to which " the words were used, and what was the... | |
 | Law - 1885 - 762 pages
...Law act in construing instruments in writing, and, he adds, " a statute is an instrument in writing." In all cases the object is to see what is the intention...that intention is without inquiring further ; and seeing what tne circumstances were with reference to which the words were used, and what was the object... | |
 | Quebec. Court of the King's Bench - Law reports, digests, etc - 1885 - 254 pages
...Law act in construing instruments in writing, and, he adds, " a statute is an instrument in writing." In all cases the object is to see what is the intention...that intention is without inquiring further ; and seeing what tne circumstances were with reference to which the words were used, and what was the object... | |
 | Law - 1885 - 758 pages
...in construing instruments in writing, and, ne adds, " a statute is an instrument in writing." In ail cases the object is to see what is the intention expressed...impossible to know what that intention is without inquiring furthér ; and seeing what tne circumstances were with reference to which the words were used, and... | |
 | Canada - 1891 - 604 pages
...courts of law act in construing instruments in writing, and a statute is an instrument in writing. In all cases the object is to see what is the intention expressed by the words used. But from the interpretation of language, it is impossible to know what that intention is without inquiring farther,... | |
 | Henry Hardcastle - Law - 1892 - 748 pages
...ScotchTcts'or a statute is an instrument in writing. In all cases the object to contracts or js JQ see wnat is the intention expressed by the words used. But,...what that intention is without inquiring further, and seeing what the circumstances were with reference to which the words were used, and what was the object... | |
 | Robert Campbell - Annotations and citations (Law) - 1894 - 868 pages
...courts of law act in construing instruments in writing; and a statute is an instrument in writing. In all cases the object is to see what is the intention expressed by the words used. Bnt from the imperfection of language it is impossible to know what that intention is without inquiring... | |
 | Joseph Chitty - Contracts - 1896 - 906 pages
...object is, to see what is tlie intention expressed by the words. But, from the imperfection of langnncp, it is impossible to know what that intention is, without inquiring further, and seeing what the circumstances were, with reference to whicli the words were used, and what was the... | |
 | John Robison Cartwright - Law reports, digests, etc - 1897 - 728 pages
...courts of law act in construing instruments in writing ; and a statute is an instrument in writing. In all cases the object is to see what is the intention...impossible to know what that intention is without inquiring farther, and seeing what the circumstances were with reference to which the words were used, and what... | |
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But from the imperfection of language it is impossible to know what that intention is without inquiring further and seeing what the circumstances were with reference to which the words were used, and what was the object appearing from those circumstances... 
