John Eardley Wilmot Quote

A course of precedents and judicial proceedings in Courts of justice make the law: it would be endless to cite cases upon it. A course of practice for a few years has been held to controul an Act of Parliament.


Wilkes' Case (1770), 19 How. St. Tr. 1130.


A course of precedents and judicial proceedings in Courts of justice make the law: it would be endless to cite cases upon it. A course of practice...

A course of precedents and judicial proceedings in Courts of justice make the law: it would be endless to cite cases upon it. A course of practice...

A course of precedents and judicial proceedings in Courts of justice make the law: it would be endless to cite cases upon it. A course of practice...

A course of precedents and judicial proceedings in Courts of justice make the law: it would be endless to cite cases upon it. A course of practice...