“Certainty is the mother of repose, and therefore the common law aims at certainty.” LawMotherCommonAimCertaintyMischiefReposeCommon Law Author:Philip Yorke, 1st Earl of Hardwicke
“A reasonable fine is such as the law will judge to be so . . . but what a reasonable fine is, and who shall be the judge of it, the law has established no rule.” ReasonLawJudgingFineReasonable Author:Philip Yorke, 1st Earl of Hardwicke
“That what is agreed to be done, must be considered as done.” Done Author:Philip Yorke, 1st Earl of Hardwicke