...found that certain broad language used therein should be given a restricted meaning, because of the "familiar rule that a thing may be within the letter of the statute and yet not within its spirit, nor within the intention of its makers." But, as was subsequently pointed out by the same...

...the spirit or reason of the law and general language may be construed to admit implied exceptions. A thing may be within the letter of the statute and...not within its spirit, nor within the intention of the makers. Thus in Church of the Holy Trinity v. united States, 143 US 457, 12 S. Ct. 511, 36 L. Ed....

...the spirit or reason of the law and general language may be construed to admit implied exceptions. A thing may be within the letter of the statute and...not within its spirit, nor within the intention of the makers. Thus in Church of the Holy Trinity v. United States, 143 Ü. S. 457, 12 S. Ct. 611, 36...

...630, 631, reversed US v. Hopewell (1892) 51 F. 798, 2 CCA 510. A thing may be within the letter of a statute and yet not within the statute because not...its spirit nor within the intention of its makers. ЛаНпа Explosives Co. v. Ü. S. (1919) 9 Ct. Cust. App. 298, certiorari granted US v. Л-JI ua...

...statute. Out of that decision, which declared the familiar rule that a thing may be within the letter of a statute and yet not within the statute, because not within its spirit, nor within the intent, have grown many struggles in the courts on the contention that to enforce the spirit of a law...

...regard to the purpose and circumstances attending their usage. As the Supreme Court stated long ago: It is a familiar rule, that a thing may be within...its spirit, nor within the intention of its makers. This has been often asserted, and the reports are full of cases illustrating its application. This...

...act of Congress, yet held that it was not proscribed by that act. "I is a familiar rule," he said, " that a thing may be within the letter of the statute and not within the statute because not within its spirit nor within the intention of its makers," and,...

...Cases National Woodwork Mfrt. Asm. v. tfLRB 4-t* quiry into Congress' purpose in enacting the section. It is a "familiar rule, that a thing may be within...the intention of its makers." Holy Trinity Church v. United Stales, 14.0 US 457, 459. That principle has particular application in the construction of...

...National Woodwork Mfrs. Assn. v. NLRB 4-1S-67 quiry into Congress' purpose in enacting the section. It is a "familiar rule, that a thing may be within...the intention of its makers " Holy Trinity Church v. United States, 140 US 4S7, 459. That principle has particular application in the construction of...

...cannot think Congress intended to denounce with penalties a transaction like that in the present case. It is a familiar rule, that a thing may be within...its spirit, nor within the intention of its makers. This has been often asserted, and the reports are full of cases illustrating its application. This...