 | Matthew St. Clair Clarke - 1832 - 864 páginas
...are to be admitted; where doubtful, it is fairly triable by its consequences. In controverted cases, the meaning of the parties to the instrument, if to be collected by reasonable evidence, is a proper guide. Contemporary and concurrent expositions are a reasonable evidence of the meaning... | |
 | JOESPH GALES - 1834 - 594 páginas
...to be admitted — where doubtful, it is fairly triable by its consequences. In controverted cases, the meaning of the parties to the instrument, if to be collected by reasonable evidence, is a proper guide. Contemporary and concurrent expositions are a reasonable evidence of the meaning... | |
 | 1839 - 622 páginas
...are to be admitted ; where doubtful, it is fairly triable by its consequences. In controverted cases the meaning of the parties to the instrument, if to be collected by reasonable evidence, is a proper guide. Contemporary and concurrent expression are reasonoble evidence of the meaning of... | |
 | 1839 - 630 páginas
...are to be admitted ; where doubtful, it is fairly triable by its consequences. In controverted cases the meaning of the parties to the instrument, if to be collected by reasonable evidence, is a proper guide. Contemporary and concurrent expression are reasonoble evidence of the meaning of... | |
 | William Leggett - 1840 - 324 páginas
...which was eloquently enforced by Mr. Madison on a memorable occasion, that " in a controverted case, the meaning of the parties to the instrument, if to...if we even turn our backs on the proceedings of the Con. vention, and insist on understanding the Constitution without the help of any lights not furnished... | |
 | United States. Congress, Thomas Hart Benton - 1857 - 822 páginas
...to be admitted — where doubtful, it is fairly triable by its conseqnences. In controverted cases, the meaning of the parties to the instrument, if to be collected by reasonable evidence, is a proper guide. Contemporary and concurrent expositions are a reasonable evidence of the meaning... | |
 | John R. McKivigan - 1999 - 424 páginas
...to be admitted: where doubtful, it is fairly triable by iu consequences. [3.J In contravened cases, the meaning of the parties to the instrument, if to be collected by reasonable evidence, is a proper guide. (4.) Contemporary and concurrent expositions are a reasonable evidence of the meaning... | |
 | Guy Padula - 2002 - 214 páginas
...uncertainty, and he now claimed that when the constitutional meaning is unclear and disputes arise, "the meaning of the parties to the instrument, if to be collected by reasonable evidence, is a proper guide." "Contemporary and concurrent expositions," Madison asserted, "are a reasonable... | |
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Where a meaning is clear, the consequences, whatever they may be, are to be admitted; where doubtful, it is fairly triable by its consequences. In controverted cases, the meaning of the parties to the instrument, if to be collected by reasonable evidence,... 