 | Matthew St. Clair Clarke - Banking law - 1832 - 864 pages
...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 pages
...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... | |
 | United States - 1839 - 622 pages
...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... | |
 | United States - 1839 - 630 pages
...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 - Slavery - 1840 - 324 pages
...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 - Law - 1857 - 822 pages
...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... | |
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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,... 
