“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.” MenEyeLawPurposeStrongResultsDoubtWifeExpressionConsequenceNo Doubt Author:William Henry Maule
“Fictions of law must be consistent with justice.” LawJusticeFictionConsistent Author:William Henry Maule
“Everybody is presumed to know the law except His Majesty's judges, who have a Court of Appeal set over them to put them right.” KnowsLawJudgingCourtAppealsMajesty Author:William Henry Maule