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" Frequently, however, even when the plain meaning did not produce absurd results but merely an unreasonable one "plainly at variance with the policy of the legislation as a whole" this Court has followed that purpose, rather than the literal words. "
Decisions of the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs in Appealed Pension and ... - Page 304
by United States. Veterans Administration - 1933
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Cases Decided in the United States Court of Claims ... with ..., Volume 131

United States. Court of Claims, Audrey Bernhardt - Law reports, digests, etc - 1955 - 908 pages
...history to determine whether giving the words their natural significance leads to unreasonable results plainly at variance with the policy of the legislation as a whole, or to determine whether a certain word or phrase has been employed with a more limited or different...
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Decisions of the Commissioner of Patents and of the United States Courts in ...

United States. Patent Office - Copyright - 1953 - 476 pages
...of the majority hereinbefore expressed has produced an absurd result, however, contrary to law and plainly at variance with the policy of the legislation as a whole. United States et cd. v. American Trucking Associations, Inc., et al., 310 US 534, 542-544. Here the...
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United States Reports: Cases Adjudged in the Supreme Court at ..., Volume 260

United States. Supreme Court, John Chandler Bancroft Davis, Henry Putzel, Henry C. Lind, Frank D. Wagner - Courts - 1923 - 912 pages
...which remain unrepealed. P. 192. 3. The intent of legislation is to be ascertained primarily by giving words their natural significance; but if this leads...variance with the policy of the legislation as a whole, the court must look to the reason of the enactment, inquiring into its antecedents, and give it effect...
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Cases Argued and Decided in the Supreme Court of the United ..., Volumes 260-262

United States. Supreme Court - Law reports, digests, etc - 1924 - 1386 pages
...to a group of living persons now possessing in common the requisite characteristics, — not to 109 their natural significance; but if this leads to an...plainly at variance with the policy of the legislation aa a whole, the court must look to the reason of the enactment, and inquire into its antecedent history,...
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United States Supreme Court Reports, Volume 67

United States. Supreme Court - Law reports, digests, etc - 1924 - 1212 pages
...ТЕВМ, their natural significance; but if this leads States citizen, although, at the time of iti to an unreasonable result, plainly at variance with the policy of the legislation as a whole, the court must look to the reason of the enactment, and inquire into its antecedent history, and give...
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Supreme Court Reporter, Volume 43

United States. Supreme Court - Law reports, digests, etc - 1924 - 748 pages
...я statute is ascertained by giving the words their natural significance, but, if this leads to nn unreasonable result plainly at variance with the policy of the legislation as a whole, the court may look to the reason of the enactment and inquire into its antecedent history and give...
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Japanese Exclusion: A Study of the Policy and the Law

John Bond Trevor - Emigration and immigration law - 1925 - 100 pages
...the conclusion that Congress intended the restriction to be no longer applicable to the provision. It is the duty of this Court to give effect to the intent...policy of the legislation as a whole, we must examine that matter further. We may then look to the reason of the enactment and inquire into its antecedent...
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Interstate Commerce Commission Reports: Reports and Decisions of ..., Volume 148

United States. Interstate Commerce Commission - Interstate commerce - 1929 - 1012 pages
...find that giving the words their natural significance, to employ the language of the Supreme Court, " leads to an unreasonable result plainly at variance...legislation as a whole, we must examine the matter further." Section 3 (a) of the amended act provides as follows: Until otherwise directed by Congress, the corporation...
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United States Reports: Cases Adjudged in the Supreme Court at ..., Volume 278

United States. Supreme Court, John Chandler Bancroft Davis, Henry Putzel, Henry C. Lind, Frank D. Wagner - Courts - 1929 - 784 pages
...sense, involve injustice, oppression or absurdity, United States v. Goldenberg, 168 US 95, 103, or lead to an unreasonable result, plainly at variance with the policy of the statute as a whole. Ozawa v. United States, 260 US 178, 194. Nothing of this kind is to be found in...
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United States Reports: Cases Adjudged in the Supreme Court at ..., Volume 292

United States. Supreme Court, John Chandler Bancroft Davis, Henry Putzel, Henry C. Lind, Frank D. Wagner - Courts - 1934 - 768 pages
...intent and meaning." Quite recently in Ozawa v. United States, 260 US. 178, we said (p. 194): " It is the duty of this Court to give effect to the intent...the policy of the legislation as a whole, we must HELVERING v. NY TRUST CO. 465 455 Opinion of the Court. examine the matter further. We may then look...
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