- 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. HENRY CAMPBELL BLACK, M. A.. 1990.
qui haeret in litera haeret in cortice
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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
