Sir Francis Buller, 1st Baronet - Rule Quotes

3 Sourced Quotes

View all Sir Francis Buller Quotes

It is certainly a rule that the jury must find facts, and not merely evidence of facts.

Sir Francis Buller, 1st Baronet

There is not in this country one rule by which the rich are governed, and another for the poor. No man has justice meted out to him by a different measure on account of his rank or fortune, from what would be done if he were destitute of both. Every invasion of property is judged of by the same rule; every injury is compensated in the same way; and every crime is restrained by the same punishment, be the condition of the offender what it may. It is in this alone that true equality can exist in society.

Sir Francis Buller, 1st Baronet

The law merchant is a system of equity, founded on the rules of equity, and governed in all its parts by plain justice and good faith.

Sir Francis Buller, 1st Baronet