 ... insensible with reference to extrinsic circumstances, a court of law may look into the extrinsic circumstances of the case to see whether the meaning of the words be sensible in any popular or secondary sense, of which with reference to these circumstances,...  A Treatise on the Law of Evidence - Page 324by Simon Greenleaf - 1866 - 675 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Sir James Wigram - Evidence (Law) - 1835 - 182 pages
...expressed himself in any other than their strict and primary sense, but his words, so interpreted, are insensible with reference to extrinsic circumstances,...reference to these circumstances, they are capable. This Proposition is proved by the cases incidentally referred to, in considering the Second Proposition... | |
 | Law - 1845 - 490 pages
...which he has expressed himself in their strict and primary sense, but his words, so interpreted, are insensible with reference to extrinsic circumstances,...whether the meaning of the words be sensible in any secondary sense, of which, with reference to these circumstances, they are capable. Pell et ux. v.... | |
 | George Spence - Civil procedure - 1846 - 708 pages
...himself in any other than their strict and primary sense, but his words, so interpreted, are insensibU with reference to extrinsic circumstances, a Court...reference to these circumstances, they are capable. " PROPOSITION IV. — Where the characters in which a will is written are difficult to be deciphered,... | |
 | John Pitt Taylor - Evidence (Law) - 1848 - 756 pages
...expressed himself, in any other than their strict and primary sense, but his words, so interpreted, are insensible with reference to extrinsic circumstances,...characters in which a will is written are difficult to be decyphered, or the language of the will is not understood by the Court, the evidence of persons skilled... | |
 | Louisiana. Supreme Court - Law reports, digests, etc - 1851 - 838 pages
...expressed himself, in other than their strict and primary sense, and where his words so interpreted are insensible, with reference to extrinsic circumstances,...circumstances of the case, to see whether the meaning of tbe^ words be sensible in any popular or secondary sense of which, with reference to these circumstances,... | |
 | William Wetmore Story - Contracts - 1856 - 848 pages
...expressed himself in any other than their strict and primary sense, but his words, so interpreted, arc insensible with reference to extrinsic circumstances,...which, with reference to these circumstances, they arc capable. " Proposition IV. Where the characters in whichawill is written arcdifficnlt to be deciphered,... | |
 | Great Britain. Parliament. House of Lords, Charles Clark, William Finnelly - Law reports, digests, etc - 1857 - 1044 pages
...expressed himself in any other than their strict and primary sense, but his words so interpreted, are insensible with reference to extrinsic circumstances,...popular or secondary sense, of which, with reference to those circumstances, they are capable." There is nothing here to show that the testatrix used the words... | |
 | John Pitt Taylor - Evidence (Law) - 1858 - 934 pages
...primary sense, but his words so interpreted are insensible, with referenda to extrinsic circumstances, & Court of law may look into the extrinsic circumstances...characters in which a will is written are difficult to be 'lecyphered, or the language of the will is not understood by the Court, the evidence of persons skilled... | |
 | Sir James Wigram, William Knox Wigram - Evidence - 1858 - 246 pages
...expressed himself in any other than their strict and primary sense, but his words, so interpreted, are insensible/ with reference to extrinsic circumstances,...reference to these circumstances, they are capable. 51. This Proposition is proved by the cases incidentally referred to, in considering the Second Proposition.11... | |
 | John Bruce Norton - 1859 - 638 pages
...expressed himself, in any other than their strict and primary sense, but his words, so interpreted, are inSensible with reference to extrinsic circumstances,...the case, to see whether the meaning of the words he sensible in any popular or secondary sense, of which, with reference to these circumstances, they... | |
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