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William Henry Maule Quotes (1799-1858)
About William Henry Maule
Sir William Henry Maule PC KC (25 April 1799 – 1858) was an English lawyer, member of parliament and judge.
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“Common sense still lingers in Westminster Hall.”
“Nominal damages are in effect, only a peg to hang costs on.”
“"As the crow flies"—a popular and picturesque expression to denote a straight line.”
“My lords, we are vertebrate animals, we are mammalia! My learned friend's manner would be intolerable in Almighty God to a black beetle.”
“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 that all the consequences must follow which would result from its being literally true.”
“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.”
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William Henry Maule on Presumptions 2 quotes
“There is no presumption in this country that every person knows the law: it would be contrary to common sense and reason if it were so.”
William Henry Maule on Judges
“Common sense still lingers in Westminster Hall.”
William Henry Maule on Legal fiction
William Henry Maule on Legal remedies
“Nominal damages are in effect, only a peg to hang costs on.”
William Henry Maule on Crows
“"As the crow flies"—a popular and picturesque expression to denote a straight line.”
About William Henry Maule
Sir William Henry Maule PC KC (25 April 1799 – 1858) was an English lawyer, member of parliament and judge.