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.
1) 1885, Charlie Nagreen of Seymour, Wisconsin, sold hamburgers from his ox-drawn food stand at the Outagamie County Fair. 2) 1885, Frank and Charles Menches from Akron, Ohio, claim to have invented the hamburger while traveling in a 100-man concession circuit at Midwestern fairs, race meetings, and farmers' picnics.