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Quotation from Charles River Bridge v. Warren Bridge by Supreme Court of the United States
“This is an admonition, in my humble judgment, very fit to be remembered and acted upon by all judges, who are called upon to interpose between the government and the citizen, in cases of public grants.”
Charles River Bridge v. Warren Bridge, Dissent of Justice Story (excerpt) (U.S. Reports text (Legal Information Institute))
Story commends Lord Coke's counsel that grants be construed beneficially rather than in subversion of them.
Citation: "This is an admonition, in my humble judgment, very fit to be remembered and acted upon by all judges, who are called upon to interpose between the government and the citizen, in cases of public grants." — Supreme Court of the United States, Charles River Bridge v. Warren Bridge, Dissent of Justice Story (excerpt) (U.S. Reports text (Legal Information Institute)). (id charles-river-bridge-v-warren-bridge-q6)
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