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“there is no more likely way to misapprehend the meaning of language - be it in a constitution, a statute, a will or a contract - than to read the words literally, forgetting the object which the document as a whole is meant to secure.”
16 citation events (4 in the last 25 years) across 10 distinct courts.
Strongest positive: Jim Henson Productions, Inc. v. John T. Brady & Associates, Inc. (nysd, 1997-10-09)
Top citers, strongest first. 1 distinct citer. How cited ↗
examined Cited as authority (quoted) Jim Henson Productions, Inc. v. John T. Brady & Associates, Inc.
S.D.N.Y. · 1997 · quote attribution · 1 verbatim quote · confidence low
there is no more likely way to misapprehend the meaning of language - be it in a constitution, a statute, a will or a contract - than to read the words literally, forgetting the object which the document as a whole is meant to secure.
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Wilson
v.
Ragen, Warden
No. 1293.
Supreme Court of the United States.
Jun 2, 1947.
331 U.S. 841
Published
1 passage pin-cited by 1 case
Pinpoint authority: bottom 59%
Citer courts: S.D. New York (1)

Petition for writ of certiorari to the Circuit Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit denied.