The statute law is the will of the legislature in writing; the common law is nothing else but statutes worn out by time; all our law began by consent of the legislature, and whether it is now law by usage or writing, it is the same thing.


2 Wils. 341. - Collins v. Blantern (1767)

John Eardley Wilmot Quotes

The statute law is the will of the legislature in writing; the common law is nothing else but statutes worn out by time; all our law began by consent ...

The statute law is the will of the legislature in writing; the common law is nothing else but statutes worn out by time; all our law began by consent ...

The statute law is the will of the legislature in writing; the common law is nothing else but statutes worn out by time; all our law began by consent ...

The statute law is the will of the legislature in writing; the common law is nothing else but statutes worn out by time; all our law began by consent ...