...1904.— Decided December 19, 1904. 1. Statutes in derogation of the common law and penal statutes are not to be construed so strictly as to defeat the obvious intention of Congress as found in the language actually used according to its true and obvious meaning. 2. Locomotive...

...statutes; strictness of construction . Statutes in derogation of the common law and penal statutes are not to be construed so strictly as to defeat the obvious intention of Congress as found in the language actually used according to its true and obvious meaning. Johnson...

...Gibson, 90 Pa. 397, 35 Am. Rep. 670. Certainly, they must be fairly construed. "Even penal statutes are not to be construed so strictly as to defeat the obvious intention of the Legislature." State v. Shove, 96 WIs. 9, 70 N. W. 312, 37 LRA 142, 65 Am. St Rep. 17, and Cases there cited. The...

...intention of the Legislature must govern in the construction of penal as well as other statutes, and they are not to be construed so strictly as to defeat the obvious intention of the Legislature. it is the duty of courts to adopt that sense of words which harmonizes best with the context and promotes...

...statutes are to be construed strictly, said : Opinion of the Court, by Harlau, J., affirming decree. construed so strictly as to defeat the obvious intention of the legislature. The maxim is not to he so applied as to narrow the words of the statute to the exclusion of cases which those words, in...

...the intention of the legislature must govern in construction of penal as well as other statutes, and they are not to be construed so strictly as to defeat the obvious intention of the legislature." He cites in this connection Mr. Justice Story and approves the declaration of Mr. Sedgwick in his work...

...be construed strictly, said: " It Is a modification of the ancient maxim, and amounts to this, that though penal laws are to be construed strictly, they are not to be. Opinion of tlie Court, by Harlan, J., affirming decree. construed so strictly as to defeat the obvious...

...The boundary of strict construction Is stated In United States v. Wiltberger, supra, thus: "Although penal laws are to be construed strictly, they are...defeat the obvious intention of the Legislature." It cannot be fairly denied but that the term "inelosure" commonly means a particular space surrounded...

...concubinage is generally regarded in this country as immoral. While penal laws are to be strictly construed they are not to be construed so strictly as to defeat the obvious intent of the legislature. While under the rule of ejusdem generis the words "or other immoral purpose"...

...concubinage is generally regarded in this country as immoral. While penal laws are to be strictly construed, they are not to be construed so strictly as to defeat the obvious intent of the legislature. While under the rule of ejusdem generis the words " or other immoral purpose...