If a man go into the London Docks sober without means of getting drunk, and comes out of one of the cellars very drunk wherein are a million gallons of wine, I think that would be reasonable evidence that he had stolen some of the wine in that cellar, though you could not prove that any wine was stolen, or any wine was missed.
An enactment for the favour and liberty of the subject ought to have a liberal construction. - William Henry Maule
An enactment for the favour and liberty of the subject ought to have a liberal construction.
- William Henry Maule
Everybody is presumed to know the law except His Majesty's judges, who have a Court of Appeal set over them to put them right. - William Henry Maule
Everybody is presumed to know the law except His Majesty's judges, who have a Court of Appeal set over them to put them right.
Fictions of law must be consistent with justice. - William Henry Maule
Fictions of law must be consistent with justice.
After a hard frost a man might wake in the morning and find he was breaking a covenant. - William Henry Maule
After a hard frost a man might wake in the morning and find he was breaking a covenant.
"As the crow flies" - a popular and picturesque expression to denote a straight line. - William Henry Maule
"As the crow flies" - a popular and picturesque expression to denote a straight line.
Nominal damages are in effect, only a peg to hang costs on. - William Henry Maule
Nominal damages are in effect, only a peg to hang costs on.
If a man go into the London Docks sober without means of getting drunk, and comes out of one of the cellars very drunk wherein are a million gallons … - William Henry Maule
If a man go into the London Docks sober without means of getting drunk, and comes out of one of the cellars very drunk wherein are a million gallons …
In the eye of the law no doubt, man and wife are for many purposes one: but that is a strong figurative expression, and cannot be so dealt with as th… - William Henry Maule
In the eye of the law no doubt, man and wife are for many purposes one: but that is a strong figurative expression, and cannot be so dealt with as th…
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