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1802–1874 England
John Romilly, 1st Baron Romilly (20 January 1802 – 23 December 1874), known as Sir John Romilly between 1848 and 1866, was an English Whig politician and judge. He served in Lord John Russell's first administration as Solicitor-General from 1848 to 1850 and as Attorney-General from 1850 and 1851.
Also known as: John Romilly, Romilly, John
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The Court exercises its jurisdiction for the enforcement of the truth, and makes a man's acts square with his words, by compelling him to perform what he has undertaken.
Laver v. Fielder (1862)
The plaintiff cannot dive into the secret recesses of his (the defendant's) heart.
In Re Ward (1862)
Courts of equity have always considered it of the greatest possible importance that parties should not sleep on their rights.
Browne v. Cross (1852)
The decisions of the House of Lords are binding on me and upon all the Courts except itself.
Att.-Gen. v. The Dean and Canons of Windsor (1858)
A master should be paid liberally, in order to secure a person properly qualified.
The public can have no rights springing from injustice to others.
If a man who makes to another person, upon a solemn occasion, an assertion, upon which that person acts, he lies under an obligation to make good his assertion.
In Re Ward (1862)
If a client be present in Court, and stand by and see his solicitor enter into terms of an agreement, and makes no objection whatever to it, he is not at liberty afterwards to repudiate it.
Swinfen v. Swinfen (1857)
There is no magic in words.
Lord v. Jeffkins (1865)
The duty of relieving his fellow creature in distress is imposed on the Christian irrespective of religious doctrines and tenets, and notwithstanding that the object of charity may worship God in an erroneous manner, but in that which he believes to be most acceptable to his Creator.
Att.-Gen. v. Calvert (1857)
It is essential, when persons in trade come into this Court, that they should remember that the administration of equity is founded on perfect truth, and that if persons attempt to mislead the public by stating that which is not true, this Court will restrain them upon a clear case being made out against them.
Cocks v. Chandler (1871)
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