 | Thomas Henry James - Maritime law - 1866 - 164 pages
...of the assured. It is to be construed according to its sense and meaning, as collected in the first place from the terms used in it, which terms are themselves...respect to the subjectmatter, as by the known usage of the trade, or the like, acquired a peculiar sense distinct from the popular sense of the same words;... | |
 | Theophilus Parsons - Consideration (Law) - 1866 - 830 pages
...instruments, namely, that it must he construed according to its sense and meaning as colluded in the first place from the terms used in it, which terms are themselves...understood in their plain, ordinary, and popular sense, unies* they have generally, in respect to the subjectmatter, as by the known usage of trade, or the... | |
 | Sir Joseph Arnould - Average (Maritime law) - 1866 - 598 pages
...to the sense and meaning, as collected in the first place from the terms used in it, which terms are to be understood in their plain, ordinary, and popular...sense, unless they have generally, in respect to the subject matter, as- by the known usage of trade or the like, acqiiired a peculiar sense, distinct from... | |
 | Francis B. Dixon - Average (Maritime law) - 1866 - 528 pages
...to the sense and meaning, as collected in the first place from the terms used in it, which terms are to be understood in their plain, ordinary, and popular...sense, unless they have generally, in respect to the subject matter, as by the known usage of trade or the like, acquired a peculiar sense, distinct from... | |
 | United States. Supreme Court - Law reports, digests, etc - 1870 - 816 pages
...circumstances contemporaneous with the instrument* General rule is, that the terms of a contract are to be understood in their plain, ordinary, and popular sense, unless they have, in respect to the subject-matter, as by the known usage of trade, or the like, acquired a peculiar... | |
 | William B. Wedgwood - Law - 1866 - 494 pages
...contradict or vary the terms of a valid written instrument. The terms of every written instrument are to be understood in their plain, ordinary, and popular sense, unless they have acquired a peculiar sense, or unless the context evidently shows that they must be understood in 8.... | |
 | James Haines McCulloh - Bible - 1867 - 430 pages
...the words. And the facts atiunde material to the * Terms arc to be understood (3d Phillips, 1395,) in their plain, ordinary and popular sense, unless they have generally, in respect to the subject mailer, or by the known usage of trade, or tke like, acquired a peculiar sense distinct from... | |
 | South Australia. Supreme Court, L. Pelham - Law reports, digests, etc - 1867 - 208 pages
...which is the plain, clear, and obvious result of the premises used therein, so these premises should be understood in their plain, ordinary, and popular sense, unless they have reference to the subject matter and the known usages of trade to have acquired a different meaning."... | |
 | Theophilus Parsons - Average - 1868 - 700 pages
...point, namely, that it must be construed according to its sense and meaning as collected in the first place from the terms used in it, which terms are themselves...popular sense, unless they have generally, in respect to t! e subject-matter, as by the known usage of trade, or the like, acquired a peculiar sense distinct... | |
 | Law - 1884 - 550 pages
...the same question in relation to beer, might smile with equal reason. Words in contracts and laws are to be understood in their plain, ordinary, and popular sense, unless they are technical, local, or provincial, or their meaning is modified by the ussge of trade. 1 Greenl.... | |
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... as by the known usage of trade, or the like, acquired a peculiar sense, distinct from the popular sense of the same words ; or unless the context evidently points out that they must in the particular instance, and in order to effectuate the immediate... 
