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It is the Court, not the jury, who are to determine the law.

— Richard Aston Pillans v. Van Mierop (1764)

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The Court of Chancery never decrees that shall be evidence, which in its nature is not evidence.

Ludlam on the Demise of Hunt (1773)

One would wonder, when a word was in use two hundred years ago, that there should remain now any doubt what it is.

Vallejo v. Wheeler (1774)

The Court will not keep back their opinion without having sufficient ground for doubting, and a necessity of taking time to satisfy their doubts: on the other hand, they will not give their opinions over-hastily and prematurely, merely to gratify the humours or passions of mankind.

Rex v. Wilkes (1770)

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