"Customs which are consistent may be pleaded against each other."
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Ball v. Herbert (1789), 3 T. R. 264.
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Sir Francis Buller, 1st Baronet
Sir Francis Buller, 1st Baronet (17 March 1746 β 5 June 1800) was an English judge.
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