John Eardley Wilmot: Quotes about justice

John Eardley Wilmot was English judge. Explore interesting quotes on justice.

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“A course of precedents and judicial proceedings in Courts of justice make the law: it would be endless to cite cases upon it. A course of practice for a few years has been held to controul an Act of Parliament.”

John Eardley Wilmot

Wilkes' Case (1770), 19 How. St. Tr. 1130.

Justice , Law

“The sentences of foreign Courts have always some degree of regard paid to them by the Courts of justice here: and it is very right that an attention should be paid to them, as far as they ought to have weight in the case depending.”

John Eardley Wilmot

Robinson v. Bland (1760), 2 Burr. Part IV. 1084.

Justice , Dependency

“You shall not stipulate for iniquity. All writers upon our law agree in this, no polluted hand shall touch the pure fountains of justice.”

John Eardley Wilmot

2 Wils. 341.
Collins v. Blantern (1767)

Justice , Law