can be found. Therefore its principal, if not sole activity will consist in quantitative extension and limitation of the statute." i WINDSCHEID, PAND., § 22. "It is not the words of the law, but the internal sense of it, that makes the law; the letter... Harvard Law Review - Página 7411917Vista completa - Acerca de este libro
| Great Britain. Court of King's Bench, Richard Vaughan Barnewall, John Leycester Adolphus - 1834 - 1034 páginas
...be separated from it only by a low hedge. Pla&dcn, in commenting upon Eyston v. Studd (or), says, " It is not the words of the law, but the internal sense of it, that makes the law; and our law, like all olhers, consists of two parts, viz. of body and soul; the letter of the law is... | |
| Great Britain. Courts - 1853 - 766 páginas
...in commenting upon Eyston v. Studd, Plowd. 465; (see also Stowel e. Lord Zouch, Plowd. 308,) says, " It is not the words of the law, but the internal sense of it, that makes the law ; and our law, like all others, consists of two parts, viz. of body and soul ; the letter of the law... | |
| 1866 - 570 páginas
...not the words of the law," says ancient Plowden, " but the internal sense of it, that makes the lav/. The letter of the law is the body, the sense and reason of the law, is the soul." It is worthy of remark that our legislature, in material points, transcribed these words... | |
| Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland), Stephen N. Elrington - 1872 - 172 páginas
...be imposed upon the one class as upon the other; and it is a true and sound principle of law, that "it is not the words of the law, but the internal...the law is the body, the sense and reason of the law is the soul."—(See Eyston v. Stud, Plowd. 465.) VICE-CHANCELLOR.—Supposing that your argument were... | |
| 1882 - 888 páginas
...adding nothing to the language and taking away nothing. " It is the internal sense," says Plowden, " that makes the law, the letter of the law is the body, and the sense and reason of the law is the soul." Where doubts and difficulties have arisen as to the... | |
| 1882 - 702 páginas
...adding nothing to the language and taking away nothing. " It is the internal sense," says Plowden, " that makes the law— the letter of the law is the body, and the sense and reason of the law is the soul." Where doubts and difficulties have arisen as to the... | |
| James Kirby - 1884 - 452 páginas
...Qui hoeret in litera hoeret en cortice." It is not the words of the law, says the ancient Plowden, " but the internal sense of it that makes the law ;...law is the body ; the sense and reason of the law is the soul." I do not mean to say that we can give to words an interpretation wholly different from... | |
| Sir Fortunatus Dwarris - 1885 - 698 páginas
...comprehensive canons of verbal criticism. " It is not the words of the law," says the ancient Plowden, "but the internal sense of it, that makes the law:...law is the body ; the sense and reason of the law is the soul." b Every statute ought to be expounded, not according to the letter, but according to... | |
| 1885 - 544 páginas
...Johns. 358, 380; Holmes v. Carley, 31 NY 289. It is said in an old case (Eystou v. Studd, 2 Plow. 465), "it is not the words of the law, but the internal sense of it that makes the law, and our law, like all others, consists of two parts, viz., of body and soul; the letter of the law... | |
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