diff --git a/laravel/validation/validator.php b/laravel/validation/validator.php
index 539ffe6a..3b308ed9 100644
--- a/laravel/validation/validator.php
+++ b/laravel/validation/validator.php
@@ -192,9 +192,7 @@ protected function check($attribute, $rule)
 	 */
 	protected function error($attribute, $rule, $parameters)
 	{
-		$message = $this->get_message($attribute, $rule);
-
-		$message = $this->format_message($message, $attribute, $rule, $parameters);
+		$message = $this->format($this->message($attribute, $rule), $attribute, $rule, $parameters);
 
 		$this->errors->add($attribute, $message);
 	}
@@ -273,7 +271,7 @@ protected function validate_integer($attribute, $value)
 	 */
 	protected function validate_size($attribute, $value, $parameters)
 	{
-		return $this->get_size($attribute) == $parameters[0];
+		return $this->get_size($attribute, $value) == $parameters[0];
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -286,7 +284,7 @@ protected function validate_size($attribute, $value, $parameters)
 	 */
 	protected function validate_between($attribute, $value, $parameters)
 	{
-		return $this->get_size($attribute) >= $parameters[0] and $this->get_size($attribute) <= $parameters[1];
+		return $this->get_size($attribute, $value) >= $parameters[0] and $this->get_size($attribute, $value) <= $parameters[1];
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -299,7 +297,7 @@ protected function validate_between($attribute, $value, $parameters)
 	 */
 	protected function validate_min($attribute, $value, $parameters)
 	{
-		return $this->get_size($attribute) >= $parameters[0];
+		return $this->get_size($attribute, $value) >= $parameters[0];
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -312,25 +310,28 @@ protected function validate_min($attribute, $value, $parameters)
 	 */
 	protected function validate_max($attribute, $value, $parameters)
 	{
-		return $this->get_size($attribute) <= $parameters[0];
+		return $this->get_size($attribute, $value) <= $parameters[0];
 	}
 
 	/**
 	 * Get the size of an attribute.
 	 *
+	 * This method will determine if the attribute is a number, string, or file and
+	 * return the proper size accordingly. If it is a number, then number itself is
+	 * the size; if it is a file, the size is kilobytes in the size; if it is a
+	 * string, the length is the size.
+	 *
 	 * @param  string  $attribute
+	 * @param  mixed   $value
 	 * @return mixed
 	 */
-	protected function get_size($attribute)
+	protected function get_size($attribute, $value)
 	{
-		if (is_numeric($this->attributes[$attribute]) and $this->has_rule($attribute, $this->numeric_rules))
+		if (is_numeric($value) and $this->has_rule($attribute, $this->numeric_rules))
 		{
 			return $this->attributes[$attribute];
 		}
-
-		$value = $this->attributes[$attribute];
-
-		if (array_key_exists($attribute, Input::file()))
+		elseif (array_key_exists($attribute, Input::file()))
 		{
 			return $value['size'] / 1024;
 		}
@@ -501,7 +502,7 @@ protected function validate_mimes($attribute, $parameters)
 	 * @param  string  $rule
 	 * @return string
 	 */
-	protected function get_message($attribute, $rule)
+	protected function message($attribute, $rule)
 	{
 		if (array_key_exists($attribute.'_'.$rule, $this->messages))
 		{
@@ -537,7 +538,7 @@ protected function get_message($attribute, $rule)
 	 * @param  array   $parameters
 	 * @return string
 	 */
-	protected function format_message($message, $attribute, $rule, $parameters)
+	protected function format($message, $attribute, $rule, $parameters)
 	{
 		// First we will get the language line for the attribute being validated.
 		// Storing attribute names in a validation file allows the easily replacement
diff --git a/tests/Cases/ValidatorTest.php b/tests/Cases/ValidatorTest.php
index 190139fa..f7c13881 100644
--- a/tests/Cases/ValidatorTest.php
+++ b/tests/Cases/ValidatorTest.php
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 <?php
 
+use Laravel\Lang;
 use Laravel\Validation\Validator;
 
 class ValidatorTest extends PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase {
@@ -10,6 +11,7 @@ public function test_simple_group_of_validations()
 			'email'    => 'required|email',
 			'password' => 'required|confirmed|min:6',
 			'name'     => 'required|alpha',
+			'age'      => 'required',
 		);
 
 		$attributes = array(
@@ -24,7 +26,13 @@ public function test_simple_group_of_validations()
 		$validator = Validator::make($attributes, $rules, $messages);
 
 		$this->assertFalse($validator->valid());
+		$this->assertTrue($validator->errors->has('name'));
+		$this->assertTrue($validator->errors->has('email'));
 		$this->assertFalse($validator->errors->has('password'));
+		$this->assertEquals(count($validator->errors->get('name')), 1);
+		$this->assertEquals($validator->errors->first('name'), 'The name must be alphabetic!');
+		$this->assertEquals($validator->errors->first('email'), Lang::line('validation.email', array('attribute' => 'email'))->get());
+		$this->assertEquals($validator->errors->first('age'), Lang::line('validation.required', array('attribute' => 'age'))->get());
 	}
 
 }
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