William Henry Maule: In-Laws

William Henry Maule was British politician. Explore interesting quotes on in-laws.
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“Fictions of law must be consistent with justice.”

William Henry Maule

Whitaker v. Wisbey (1852), 6 Cox, C. C. 111.

Justice , Law

“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.”

William Henry Maule

Wenman v. Ash (1853), C. B. 844.

Law , Strong

“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

Martindale v. Falkner (1846), 2 C. B. 720, and characterised by Blackburn, J., in The Queen v. Mayor of Tewkesbury, L. R. 3 Q. B. 629.

Law , Sense , Personality , Country