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A maxim or saying embodying a moral truth
Quic quid plantatur (or fixature) solo, solo cedit
Quic quid plantatur (or fixature) solo, solo cedit, the maxim, which is found in English law, viz., 'quicquid plantatur solo, solo, cedit', has at the most only a
Falsus in uno, falsus in omnibus
Falsus in uno, falsus in omnibus [Lat.] False in one, false in all. This maxim may properly be applied in those cases only where a witness speaks to a fact with reference to
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Benigne faciend' sunt interpretationes, propter simplicitatem laicorum, ut res magis valeat quam pereat; et verba intentioni non ' contra debent inservire
that the thing may rather avail than perish; and words ought to serve the intention, not contrariwise.) These maxims relate to the mode of interpreting written instruments. The judges will rather apply the words of a document
Qui facit per alium facit per se
notice which the Chief Officer signed is a notice issued by the Standing Committee in accordance with the maxim qui facit per alium facit per se. Emperor v. Heptulla Alibhai, AIR 1930 Bom 352. The maxim the
Volenti non fit injuria
Volenti non fit injuria. Plow. 501.-(Where the sufferer is willing no injury is done.) See this maxim criticized by Lord Esher in Yarmouth v. France, (1887) 19 QBD at p. 653, and by Lord Watson
Ignorantia facti excusat, ignorantia juris non excusat
facti excusat, ignorantia juris non excusat. (Ignorance of the fact excuses; ignorance of the law excuses not.) The maxim is often cited simply as Ignorantia legis [or juris] neminem excusat. Therefore, first, money paid with full knowledge
In jure non remota causa, sed proxima spectatur
to be regarded. --Bacon, max., reg. 1.--(In law, the proximate, and not the remote, cause is regarded.) The maxim is chiefly applied to cases of marine insurance, as to which it was held by the House of
Actio personalis moritur cum persona.
who did the battery or the other die, the action is gone' (Noy, 9th Edn., p. 20). This maxim states the general rule that actions of tort are destroyed by death of either the injured or the
A vinculo matrimonii
safety of their souls), the issue (if any) were illegitimate, and the parties could contract another marriage. This maxim directs the construction to be put upon Acts of Parliament, against the express letter of which the Courts
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