 | Great Britain. Court of Exchequer, Roger Meeson, William Newland Welsby - 1840 - 752 páginas
...in his work, we must look for illustration to the history of the times in which he wrote, and to the works of contemporaneous authors. All the facts and...respecting persons or property, to which the will relates, arc undoubtedly legitimate, and often necessary evidence, to enable us to understand the meaning and... | |
 | 1842 - 508 páginas
...received. But besides these cases of ambiguities latent and patent, a will either before or after the application of the usual and necessary parol evidence,...respecting persons or property, to which the will relates,are undoubtedly legitimate and often necessaryevidence to enable us to understand the meaning... | |
 | Solomon Atkinson - 1853 - 562 páginas
...in his work, we must look for illustration to the history of the times in which he wrote, and to the works of contemporaneous authors. All the facts and...understand the meaning and application of his words." (f) If the language of an ancient charter be obscure, or doubtful, constant and immemorial usage may... | |
 | Owen Davies Tudor - 1856 - 942 páginas
...in his work, we must look for illustration to the history of the times in which he wrote and to the works of contemporaneous authors. All the facts and...persons or things by peculiar names by which they were not commonly known. If these names should occur in his will, they could only be explained and... | |
 | Sir James Wigram, William Knox Wigram - 1858 - 246 páginas
...in his work, we must look for illustration to the history of the times in which he wrote, and to the works of contemporaneous authors. All the facts and...persons or things by peculiar names, by which they were not commonlyknown. If these names should occur in his will, they could only be explained and construed... | |
 | John Bruce Norton - 1859 - 638 páginas
...history of the times in which he wrote, and to the works of contemporaneous authors. All the facts end circumstances, therefore, respecting persons or property,...persons or things by peculiar names, by which they were not commonly known. If these names should occur in his will, they could only be explained and... | |
 | Joseph Goodeve - 1862 - 776 páginas
...in his work, we must look for illustration to the history of the times in which he wrote, and to the works of contemporaneous authors. All the facts and...the will relates, are undoubtedly legitimate, and of ten necessary, * Doe d. Uiscocks ri. Hiscocks, 5, Meeson and Welsby, 363. to enable its to understand... | |
 | John Bruce Norton - 1865 - 666 páginas
...contemporaneous auth <rs. All the factt and circumstances, therefore, respecting persons or properly, to which the will relates, are undoubtedly legitimate,...persons or things, by peculiar names, by which they were not commonly known. If these names, should occur in his will, they could only be explaiue I and... | |
 | Simon Greenleaf - 1866 - 756 páginas
...in his work, we must look for illustration to the history of the times in which he wrote, and to the works of contemporaneous authors. All the facts and...persons or things by peculiar names, by which they were not commonly known. If these names should occur in his will, they could only bo explained and... | |
 | Theophilus Parsons - 1866 - 830 páginas
...in his work, we must look for illustration to the history of the times in which he wrote, and to the works of contemporaneous authors. All the facts and...application of his words. Again, — the testator muy have habitually called certain persons or things by peculiar names, by which they were not commonly... | |
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To understand the meaning of any writer, we must first be apprised of the persons and circumstances that are the subjects of his allusions or statements; and if these are not fully disclosed in his work, we must look for illustration to the history of... 
