John Pratt Quotes

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It is the glory and happiness of our excellent constitution, that to prevent any injustice no man is to be concluded by the first judgment; but that if he apprehends himself to be aggrieved, he has another Court to which he can resort for relief; for this purpose the law furnishes him with appeals, with writs of error and false judgment.

John Pratt

You have a right to discourse with your counsel, but you must do it in such a manner as the jury may not hear.

John Pratt

Certainly the opinion of all the Judges of later times, must have more weight than the extra-judicial opinion of a single Judge at any former time.

John Pratt

It is dangerous to make a precedent, an innovation.

John Pratt

What is introductory goes for nothing, but it is in order to explain the evidence.

John Pratt

I do not see to what purpose we exercise a superintendency over all inferior jurisdictions, unless it be to inspect their proceedings, and see whether they are regular or not. I have often heard it said that nothing shall be presumed one way or the other in an inferior jurisdiction.

John Pratt

Consider a little how you treat the Court; the objection hath been solemnly taken in this Court, argued and adjudged by this Court, and now you come to arraign that judgment that was then given.

John Pratt

John Pratt

John Pratt

Born: 1657

Died: 1725 (aged 68)

Bio: Sir John Pratt was an English judge and politician. He was Lord Chief Justice of England from 15 May 1718 until 2 March 1725. He was appointed as an interim Chancellor of the Exchequer on 2 February 1721 until 3 April 1721.

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