 ... 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 - 48 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
...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
...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
...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
...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... | |
 | Maurice Cross - 1835
...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... | |
 | Maurice Cross - 1835
...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
...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
...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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