 | Electronic journals - 1916 - 948 pages
...It is revolting to have no better reason for a rule of law than that it was laid down in the reign of Henry IV. It is still more revolting if the grounds...was laid down have vanished long since and the rule simply persists from blind imitation of the past." 2 As he says, in the same address: "It does not... | |
 | Eugene Allen Gilmore, William Charles Wermuth - Law - 1914 - 964 pages
...trespass ab initio : " It is revolting to have no better reason for a rule of law than that so it was laid down in the time of Henry IV. It is still more...was laid down have vanished long since, and the rule simply persists from blind imitation of the past. I am thinking of the technical rule as to trespass... | |
 | William Blackstone - Law - 1916 - 1376 pages
...antiquated doctrine: "It is revolting to have no better reason for a rule of law than that so it was laid down in the time of "Henry IV. It is still more...was laid down have vanished long since, and the rule simply persists from blind imitation of the past. I am thinking of the technical rule as to trespass... | |
 | William Blackstone - English law - 1916 - 1380 pages
...antiquated doetrine: "It is revolting to have no better reason for a rule of law than that so it was laid down in the time of Henry IV. It is still more revolting if the grounds upon whieh it was laid down have vanished long sinee, and the rule simply persists from blind imitation... | |
 | Robert Gildersleeve Paterson - Wages - 1918 - 194 pages
...master of economics. It is revolting to have no better reason for a rule of law than that so it was laid down in the time of Henry IV. It is still more...was laid down have vanished long since and the rule simply persists from blind imitation of the past. * * * We have too little theory in the law rather... | |
 | Greek letter societies - 1919 - 394 pages
..."It is revolting to have no better reason for a rule of law than that it was laid down in the reign of Henry IV. It is still more revolting if the grounds...was laid down have vanished long since and the rule simply persists from blind imitation of the past." As he says, in the same address : "It does not follow... | |
 | James Mickel Williams - Social psychology - 1920 - 518 pages
...state." 24 Says Justice Holmes: " It is revolting to have no better reason for a rule than that so it was laid down in the time of Henry IV. It is still more...was laid down have vanished long since, and the rule simply persists from blind imitation of the past." 25 " It does not follow, because we all are compelled... | |
 | Oliver Wendell Holmes (Jr.) - Law - 1920 - 336 pages
...master of economics. It is revolting to have no better reason for a rule of law than that so it was laid down in the time of Henry IV. It is still more...was laid down have vanished long since, and the rule simply persists from blind imitation of the past. I am thinking of the technical rule as to trespass... | |
 | United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the Judiciary - Poll tax - 1943 - 120 pages
...legislation is unconstitutional rely on the statement of a historic fact that, when the Constitution w as adopted, all of the original States had property or...(Holmes: The Path of the Law, in Collection Papers, p. 187.1 We think also Justice Holmes was right when, in discussing the situation in Missouri v. Holland... | |
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It is revolting to have no better reason for a rule of law than that so it was laid down in the time of Henry IV. It is still more revolting if the grounds upon which it was laid down have vanished long since, and the rule simply persists from blind imitation... 
