 ... sworn to determine, not according to his own private judgment, but according to the known laws and customs of the land ; not delegated to pronounce a new law, but to maintain and expound the old one.  Abridgment of Blackstone's Commentaries - Seite 10von William Blackstone, William Cyrus Sprague - 1893 - 533 SeitenVollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | William Johnson Fox - 1819 - 56 Seiten
...Common Law is to be interpreted by precedents, it may be replied, in XII the words of Blackstone, that " this rule admits of exception, where the former determination is most evidently contrary to reason, and much more, if it be clearly contrary to the Divine law." While as an Englishman I deprecate any... | |
 | sir William Blackstone - 1825 - 660 Seiten
...to determine, not according to his own private judgment, but according to the known laws and customs of the land ; not delegated to pronounce a new law,...evidently contrary to reason ; much more if it be clearly con" cap. 8. • Seld. review of Tith. c.8. trary to the divine law. But even in such cases the subsequent... | |
 | William Blackstone - 1825 - 572 Seiten
...to determine, not according to his own private judgment, but according to the known laws and customs of the land ; not delegated to pronounce a new law,...evidently contrary to reason ; much more if it be clearly con cap. 8. ° Seld. review of Tith. c. 8. F 4 trary to the divine law. But even in such cases the... | |
 | 1825 - 546 Seiten
...Common Law is to be interpreted by precedents, it may be replied, in the words of Blackstone, that " this rule admits of exception, where the former determination is most evidently contrary to reason, and much more, if' it be clearly contrary to the Divine law." While as an Englishman I deprecate any... | |
 | William Blackstone - 1827 - 916 Seiten
...determine, not according to his own private judgment, but according to the known laws •. and customs Champaign W as at that time frequented by all the nations of Europe, au<l the weights and mea 3 Yet this rule admits of exception, / . where the former determination is most evidently contrary... | |
 | Great Britain. Court of Chancery, Basil Montagu, John MacArthur - 1830 - 520 Seiten
...to determine, not according to his own private judgment, but according to the known laws and customs of the land ; not delegated to pronounce a new law, but to maintain and expound the old one ; not to legislate, but to interpret the law. wood, but upon land or pasture there, by the exception... | |
 | Maurice Cross - 1835 - 886 Seiten
...decisions implicitly, as lu obey the plain injunctions of a statute : and yet, according to Blackstone, ' ' this rule admits of exception, where the former determination is most evidently contrary to reason, and much more, if it be clearly contrary lo lue Divine law." Here are other sources, then, from which... | |
 | 1835 - 858 Seiten
...decisions implicitly, as U' obey the plain injunctions of a statute : and yet, according to Blackstone. " this rule admits of exception, where the former determination is most evidently contrary to reason, and much more, if it be clearly contrary to Ilie Divine law." Here are other sources, then, from which... | |
 | William Blackstone - 1836 - 694 Seiten
...to determine, not according to his own private judgment, but according to the known laws and customs of the land; not delegated to pronounce a new law,...determination is most evidently contrary to reason (6); *much more if it be clearly contrary to the divine [ *70 ] (o) Seld. Review of Tith. c. 8. (6)... | |
 | Tracts - 1836 - 506 Seiten
...to determine, not according to his own private judgment, but according to the known laws and customs of the land ; not delegated to pronounce a new law, but to maintain and expound the old one*." It may perhaps be asked, " whether one determination is sufficient to ascertain the law in any particular... | |
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