 | Great Britain. Parliament. House of Lords - Law reports, digests, etc - 1832 - 534 pages
...that the construction of the statute then under consideration before them must be made, "by inquiring what was the mischief and defect against which the common law did not provide? what remedy the Parliament had appointed to »• " cure the disease of the common wealth? and what... | |
 | Edward Erastus Deacon, Edward Chitty, Great Britain. Court of Review - Bankruptcy - 1833 - 762 pages
...there are four things to be considered in the interpretation of statutes, be they penal or beneficial. 1. What was the common law before the making of the act. 2, What was the mischief and defect, which the common law did not provide for. 3. What remedy the legislature has provided ; and 4. The... | |
 | Edward Erastus Deacon - Bankruptcy - 1833 - 774 pages
...there are four things to be considered in the interpretation of statutes, be they penal or beneficial. 1. What was the common law before the making of the act. 2. What was the mischief and defect, which the common law did not provide for. 3. What remedy the legislature has provided ; and 4. The... | |
 | Ireland. Court of King's Bench - Law reports, digests, etc - 1843 - 660 pages
...and considered, — " first, what is the common law before the making of " the Act ? — secondly, what was the mischief and defect against which " the common law did not provide ? — thirdly, what remedy the Parlia•• nil-lit hath resolved and appointed to cure the disease... | |
 | Samuel Warren - Law - 1845 - 1174 pages
...be discussed and considered : — " I. What was the Common Law before the making of the Act ? " II. What was the mischief and defect against which the Common Law did not provide ? " III. What remedy the Parliament hath resolved and appointed to cure the disease of the Commonwealth... | |
 | Vermont. Supreme Court - Law reports, digests, etc - 1846 - 798 pages
...penal or beneficial, restrictive or enlarging of the common law, four things are to be considered , 1, What was the common law before the making of the...against which the common law did not provide; 3, What is the remedy ; 4, The true reason of the remedy. 3 Co. Rep. 7. At common law, there was no review... | |
 | John Raymond (of the Middle Temple.) - 1846 - 72 pages
...beneficial, restrictive or enlarging of the common law)," four things are to be discerned and considered : 1 . What was the common law before the making of the act ? 2. What was the mischief and defect for which the common law did not provide ? 3. What remedy the parliament hath resolved and appointed... | |
 | Joshua Toulmin Smith - Church management - 1857 - 704 pages
...for the interpretation of all Statutes : — " Four things are to be discerned and considered : — " 1 . What was the Common Law before the making of the Act * "2. What was the mischief and defect for which the common law did not provide ? " 3. What remedy the parliament hath resolved and appointed... | |
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That for the sure and true interpretation of all statutes in general (be they penal or beneficial, restrictive or enlarging of the common law), four things are to be discerned and considered. 1. What was the common law before the making of the act? 2.... 
