...construed, and hence, while a statute which is plainly inconsistent with the common law will prevail, yet statutes are not presumed to make any alteration in the common law further or otherwise than the clear import of the statutory language necessarily requires. 26 Am. &, Eng. Ene. Law, p. 662; Brown...

...rule of construction, generally recognized, that statutes should receive such interpretation as is agreeable to the rules of the common law in cases of that nature, for statutes are not presumed to alter the common law further than the act expressly declares. 9 Bac. Abr. p. 245. It is not enough...

...BANG. 1910 KRUSE v. ROMANOWSKI. Johmtnuc, J. EN BANC. 1910 KBUSE v. ROMANOWSKI. Julinstuno, J. 87. "Statutes are not presumed to make any alteration...or otherwise than the Act does expressly declare": Arthur v. Bokenham, 88 ER 957. "All customs which are against the common law of England ought to be...

...general terms, they [the words] are to receive such a State v. Lowry and Lewis v. State — 166 Ind. 372. construction as may be agreeable to the rules of the...or otherwise than the act does expressly declare." Arthur V. Bokenham (1708), 11 Mod. 147, 150. There can be no doubt that the legislation in question...

...construed, and hence, w"hile a statute which is plainly inconsistent with the common law will prevail, yet statutes are not presumed to make any alteration in the common law, further or otherwise than the clear import of the statutory language necessarily required (26 A. & E. Enc. of Law, p. 662) ; that...

...all doubtful matters, and where the expression is in general terms, statutes are tu receive such a construction as may be agreeable to the rules of the...the common law, further or otherwise than the act expressly declares. Вас. Abr. tit. "Statute," (I,) 4. Prior to the act of 18G6 the statute provided...

...rule of construction, generally recognized, that statutes should receive such Interpretation as is agreeable to the rules of the common law In cases of that nature, for statutes are not presumed to alter the common law further than the act expressly declares. 9 Bac. Abr. p. 243. It is not enough...

...construed and hence while a statute which is plainly inconsistent with the common law will prevail, yet statutes are not presumed to make any alteration in the common law, further or otherwise than the clear import of the statutory language necessarily required (26 A. & E. Enc. of Law, p. 662); that...

...expression is in general terms. statutes are to receive such a construction as may be agreeable to the rule of the common law in cases of that nature; for statutes...presumed to make any alteration in the common law farther or otherwise than the act expressly declares; therefore in all general matters the law presumes...

...rules of construction, to consider it as restricting, limiting or abolishing any pre-ex, sting right. Statutes are not presumed to make any alteration in...the common law, further or otherwise, than the act expressly declares. And, therefore, when the act is general, the law presumes it did not intend to...