 ... 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.  The Elements of Jurisprudence - Page 63by Thomas Erskine Holland - 1900 - 430 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Sir William Blackstone - 1791 - 516 pages
...not according to his own private judgment, but according to the known laws and cuftoms of the land ; not delegated to pronounce a new law, but to maintain and expound the old one. Yet this rule admits of exception, where the former determination is moft evidently contrary to reafon... | |
 | William Blackstone - 1793 - 686 pages
...but « cap. 8. « ScJJ. review of Tith. c 8. according to the known laws and cuftoms of the land ; not delegated to pronounce a new law, but to maintain and expound the old one. Yet this rule admits of exception, where the former determination is molt evidently contrary to rcalbn;... | |
 | William Blackstone - 1800 - 678 pages
...but n uf. 8. • Scld. review cf TIth. c. 8.. according to the known laws and cuftoms of the land ; not delegated to pronounce a new law, but to maintain and expound the oldone. Yet this rule admits of exception, where the former determination is moll evidently contrary... | |
 | 1805 - 596 pages
...not according to his own private judgment, but according to the known laws and, culloms of the land ; not delegated to pronounce a new law, but to maintain and expound the old one." In page 71, I will read a Ihort palTage, fupplementary to 1 the one 1 have juft read : " The dodtrine... | |
 | Sir William Blackstone - 1807 - 686 pages
...judgment, but u op. I. o StM, ICvseW ef Tith. c. 8. 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. Yet this rule admits of exception, where the former determination is most evidently contrary to [70]... | |
 | John Adolphus - 1818 - 762 pages
...not according to his own private judgment, but according to the known laws and cuftoms of the land ; not delegated to pronounce a new law, but to maintain and expound -the old one. Yet this rule admits of exception, where the former determination is moft evidently contrary to reafon;... | |
 | Sir William Blackstone - 1825 - 660 pages
...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. Yet this rule admits of exception, where the former determination is most evidently contrary to reason... | |
 | Great Britain. Court of Chancery, Basil Montagu, John MacArthur - 1830 - 520 pages
...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... | |
 | Tracts - 1836 - 506 pages
...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... | |
 | William Blackstone - 1836 - 694 pages
...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. Yet this rule admits of exception, where the former determination is most evidently contrary to reason... | |
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