In the eye of the law no doubt, man and wife are for many purposes one: but that is a strong figurative expression, and cannot be so dealt with as that all the consequences must follow which would result from its being literally true.

In the eye of the law no doubt, man and wife are for many purposes one: but that is a strong figurative expression, and cannot be so dealt with as that all the consequences must follow which would result from its being literally true.

After a hard frost a man might wake in the morning and find he was breaking a covenant.

Fictions of law must be consistent with justice.

"As the crow flies" - a popular and picturesque expression to denote a straight line.

An enactment for the favour and liberty of the subject ought to have a liberal construction.

Nominal damages are in effect, only a peg to hang costs on.