Fitzgerald v. Rees

Citations

• 67 Miss. 473

Syllabus

<p>. 1. Homestead. Partly without a town. Single tract.</p> <p>The homestead, exempted under § 1249, code 1880, to- the householder having a family, may consist of land lying partly within and partly without a town, if all comprises one tract.</p> <p>2. Statutes. Construction thereof.</p> <p>While the general rule is that statutes should be so construed as to give some meaning to every provision, it is not permissible to absorb the statute in the rule, or to overturn the legislative will. Courts should look at the statute from every point of view ; the collocation of words and sentences should be changed, if necessary, and the general purpose and history of the legislation on the subject should be considered in the effort to ascertain the legislative intent.</p>