Qui haeret in litera, haeret in cortice

Qui haeret in litera, haeret in cortice
He who clings to the letter, keeps inside the rind; meaning that too literal an interpretation does not reach the heart or core of the transaction. Riggs v Palmer, 115 NY 506, 22 NE 188.

Ballentine's law dictionary. . 1998.

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  • qui haeret in litera haeret in cortice — /kway hirst in litara hirat in kortasiy/ He who considers merely the letter of an instrument goes but skin deep into its meaning …   Black's law dictionary

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