Plain meaning rule. The plain meaning rule, also known as the literal rule, is one of three rules of statutory construction traditionally applied by English courts. The other two are the âmischief ruleâ and the âgolden rule.â.
There have been rival claims by Charlie Nagreen, Frank and Charles Menches, Oscar Weber Bilby, and Fletcher Davis. White Castle traces the origin of the hamburger to Hamburg, Germany with its invention by Otto Kuase.
It came from the word Hamburg which is a place in Germany. When people from Hamburg moved away from their home country, foreigners would call them Hamburgers -- people from Hamburg. Hamburgers (as in the food) came from Germany but in a much simpler form.