There is no presumption in this country that every person knows the law: it would be contrary to common sense and reason if it were so.


Martindale v. Falkner (1846), 2 C. B. 720, and characterised by Blackburn, J., in The Queen v. Mayor of Tewkesbury, L. R. 3 Q. B. 629.

William Henry Maule Quotes

There is no presumption in this country that every person knows the law: it would be contrary to common sense and reason if it were so.

There is no presumption in this country that every person knows the law: it would be contrary to common sense and reason if it were so.

There is no presumption in this country that every person knows the law: it would be contrary to common sense and reason if it were so.

There is no presumption in this country that every person knows the law: it would be contrary to common sense and reason if it were so.