 | Sir William Blackstone - 1791 - 518 lehte
...of any fubfequent judge to alter or vary from, according to his private fentiments : he being fworn to determine, 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.... | |
 | Sylvester Douglas Baron Glenbervie - 1802 - 378 lehte
...any fubfequent judge to alter, or vary from, ac" cording to his private fentiments, he being " fworn to determine, 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 ex" pound the old... | |
 | 1805 - 596 lehte
...ot any fubfequent judge to sher or vary from, according to his private fentiments : he being fworn to determine, 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."... | |
 | Samuel Cooper Thacher, David Phineas Adams, William Emerson - 1806 - 788 lehte
...predecessors ;" all felt themselves bound •by them. No one thought himself at liberty to "decide according to his own private judgment, but according to the known laws and customs of the land." This extraordinary unanimity affords the highest evidence of their industry as well as candour. Lord... | |
 | Sir William Blackstone - 1807 - 686 lehte
...declared and determined, what before was uncertain, and perhaps indifferent, is now become a permanent rule, which it is not in the breast of any subsequent...determine, not according to his own private judgment, but u op. I. o StM, ICvseW ef Tith. c. 8. according to the known laws and customs of the land : not delegated... | |
 | William Cobbett - 1814 - 448 lehte
...says, " That the ' common la-,r is now become a permanent " rule, which it is not in the breast of any "Judge to alter or vary from, according ' to his private...sentiments, he being sworn ' to determine, not according to A is own 1 private judgment, but according to the ' known laws and customs of the land, not 4 delegated... | |
 | 1818 - 590 lehte
...has been pronounced, that which was before uncertain, and perhaps indifferent, becomes a permanent rule, which it is not in the breast of any subsequent judge to alter or vary from j ' and he accordingly tells us, that it is an established rule to abide by former precedents, where... | |
 | John Adolphus - 1818 - 762 lehte
...land. Their knowledge of that law is derived from experience and ftudy ; and each of ttwm is fworn to determine, 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 eipoiind the old one.... | |
 | Basil Montagu, John M'Arthur - 1830 - 524 lehte
...declared and determined, what before was uncertain, and perhaps indifferent, is now become a permanent rule, which it is not in the breast of any subsequent...he being sworn to determine, not according to his ov.-n private judgment, but according to the known laws and customs of the land; not delegated to pronounce... | |
 | Alabama. Supreme Court, George Noble Stewart - 1832 - 558 lehte
...solemnly declared and determined, what was before uncertain and indifferent, is now become a permanent rule, which it is not in the breast of any subsequent...or vary from according to his private sentiments. Judges often declare that if the question of law were res Integra, they could decide otherwise; but... | |
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... as well to keep the scale of justice even and steady, and not liable to waver with every new judge's opinion ; as also because the law in that case being solemnly declared and determined, what before was uncertain, and perhaps indifferent, is now... 
