Benigne faciendae sunt interpretationes chartarum, ut res magis valeat quam pereat, et quaelibet concession fortissime contra donatorem interpretanda est

Dictionary: 
Ballentine's Law Dictionary

Liberal construction should be given to a deed, so that it may stand rather than fall. A grant should be construed most strongly against the grantor. See 4 Mass. 134.

Author: 
James A. Ballentine
Publisher: 
The Bobbs-Merrill Company
Year Published: 
1916
Genre: 
Law Dictionary