"A casus omissus can in no case be supplied by a Court of law, for that would be to make laws."

"All arguments on the hardship of a case, either on one side or the other, must be rejected, when we are pronouncing w…"

"Wherever a man neglects to take advantage of any defence which he has at the time, he waives it."

"Each plea must stand or fall by itself."

"It seems to me that the argument of the defendant's counsel blows hot and cold at the same time."

"Dissentions existing between man and wife are in all events very unfortunate: when they become the subject of conside…"

"The Court is at liberty to transpose and mould clauses and words in a will so as to make the whole take effect."

"It has been uniformly laid down in this Court, as far back as we can remember, that good faith is the basis of all me…"

"I think what has been considered as settled law for thirty years past ought not now to be departed from."

"Expressions used in particular cases are to be understood with relation to the subject-matter then before the Court."