 | New Jersey. Court of Chancery - 1909 - 1076 Seiten
...grants of franchises by the public to a private corporation the established rule of construction is that any ambiguity in the terms of the contract must operate against the corporation and in favor of the public. The corporation takes nothing that is not clearly given by... | |
 | Massachusetts. General Court. Senate - 1833 - 806 Seiten
...terms of which are expressed in the statute ; and the rule of construction in all such cases is now fully established to be this : that any ambiguity in the terms of the contract must operate in favor of the public, and the plaintiffs can claim nothing which is not clearly given to them by... | |
 | Great Britain. Court of Common Pleas, Peregrine Bingham - 1836 - 856 Seiten
...the terms of which are expressed in a statute; and the rule of construction in all such cases is now fully established to be this, — that any ambiguity...contract must operate against the adventurers, and in favour of the public ; and the plaintiffs can claim nothing which is not clearly given to them by the... | |
 | Great Britain. Court of Common Pleas, Sir William Hodges - 1836 - 508 Seiten
...terms of which are expressed in the Statute ; and the rule of construction in all such cases, is now fully established to be this, — that any ambiguity...contract, must operate against the adventurers, and in favour of the public ; and the plaintiffs can claim nothing which is not clearly given to them by the... | |
 | United States. Supreme Court - 1837 - 696 Seiten
...terms of which are expressed in the statute. And the rule of construction in all such cases is now fully established to be this: That any ambiguity in...contract must operate against the adventurers, and in favour of the public; and tAe plaintiffs can claim nothing which is not clearly given to them by the... | |
 | Great Britain. Court of King's Bench - 1838 - 818 Seiten
...considered as a bargain between the proprietors and the public, and that the rule of construction is, that any ambiguity in the terms of the contract must operate against the proprietors, and in favour of the public. Suppose the whole of the canal and the adjacent lands should... | |
 | 1846 - 956 Seiten
...them and the public, the terms of which are expressed in the statute; and the rule of construction is, that any ambiguity in the terms of the contract must operate against the Company of adventurers, and in favour of the public. The proprietors, therefore, can claim nothing... | |
 | Great Britain. Court of Common Pleas, John Scott - 1842 - 830 Seiten
...terms of which are expressed in the statute ; and the rule of construction in all such cases is now fully established to be this — that any ambiguity...contract must operate against the adventurers, and in favour of the public ; and the plaintiffs can claim nothing which is not clearly given to them by the... | |
 | Great Britain. Court of Common Pleas, James Manning, Thomas Colpitts Granger - 1842 - 1050 Seiten
...terms of which are expressed in the statute, and the rule of construction in all such cases is now fully established to be this, that any ambiguity in...contract must operate against the adventurers, and in favour of the public, and the plaintiffs can claim nothing which is not clearly given to them by the... | |
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Act. This, like many other cases, is a bargain between a company of adventurers and the public, the terms of which are expressed in the statute ; and the rule of construction, in all such cases, is now fully established to be this ; that any ambiguity... 
