Instead of those certain positive rules by which the judgment of a court of law should invariably be determined, you have fondly introduced your own unsettled notions of equity and substantial justice. Decisions given upon such principles do not alarm... The Letters of Junius - Page 50by Junius - 1880Full view - About this book
| 1770 - 466 pages
...much as they ought, becaufe the confequence aad tendency of each particular imtance is not obferved or regarded. In the mean time the practice gains ground...King's Bench becomes a Court of Equity, and the judge, jnftead of confulting ftriclly the law of the land, refers only to the wifdom pf the court, and to... | |
| Junius - Great Britain - 1771 - 402 pages
...much as they ought, becaufe the confequence and tendency of each particular inftance is not obferved or regarded. In the mean time the practice gains ground...King's Bench becomes a court of equity, and the judge, inftead of confulting ftrictly the law of the land, refers only to the wifdom of the court, and to... | |
| Letters to the editor - 1771 - 508 pages
...much as they ought, bccaufe the confcquence and tendency of each particular inftiuce is not obferved or regarded. In the mean time the practice gains ground...King's Bench becomes a court of equity, and the judge, inftead of confultuig llrictly the law of the land, refers only to the wifdom of the court, and to... | |
| Junius - 1772 - 412 pages
...much as they ought, becaufe the confcquence and tendency of each particular inftance, is not obferved or regarded. In the mean time the practice gains ground...King's Bench becomes a court of equity, and the judge, inftead of confulting ftri&ly the law of the land, refers only to the wifdom of the tourt, and to the... | |
| Junius - Great Britain - 1772 - 378 pages
...much as they ought, becaufe the confequence and tendency ef each particular inftance, is not obft-rved or regarded. In the mean time the practice gains ground...King's Bench becomes a court of equity, and the judge, inftcad of confulting ilridtly the Jaw of the lane!, refers only to the wifdomof the court, court,... | |
| Junius - Great Britain - 1774 - 266 pages
...evidence of the common-law. Inftead of thofe certain, pofitive rules, by which the judgment of a cour1 of law Should invariably be determined, you have fondly introduced your own unfettled notions of equity and fubftantial juftice. Decifiou* given given upon fuch principles, do... | |
| 1846 - 706 pages
...hornets about his ears. ' Instead of those positive ' rules (says Junius) by which the judgments of a court of law ' should invariably be determined,...unsettled notions of equity and substantial justice. De' cisions given upon such principles do not alarm the public as ' much as they ought, because the... | |
| Junius - Great Britain - 1804 - 316 pages
...principles do not alarm the public so much, as (hey ought, because the consequence and tendency gf each particular instance is not observed or regarded. In the mean time, the; practice gams ground; the Court of King's I !(.:iu-h becomes n court of equity; and the Judge, instead of consulting... | |
| Junius (pseud.) - English letters - 1807 - 468 pages
...court of law should invariably he determined, you have fondly introduced your own uusettled notious of equity and substantial justice. Decisions given...principles do not alarm the public so much as they ought, hecanse the consequence and tendency of each particular iustance is not observed or regarded. In the... | |
| Junius (pseud.), Philip Francis - Great Britain - 1813 - 406 pages
...receive as evidence of the common law. Instead of those certain positive rules by which the judgment of a Court of law should invariably be determined, you...consequence and tendency of each particular instance are not observed, or regarded. In the meantime the practice gains ground ; the Court of King's Bench... | |
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