Rex v. Middleton (1819), 1 Chit. Rep. 656.
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I am extremely unwilling that we should take upon ourselves to exercise a jurisdiction which the law does not vest in us.
— Charles Abbott, 1st Baron Tenterden
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About Charles Abbott, 1st Baron Tenterden
Charles Abbott, 1st Baron Tenterden (7 October 1762 – 4 November 1832), was a British barrister and judge who served as Lord Chief Justice of the King's Bench between 1818 and 1832.
About Charles Abbott, 1st Baron Tenterden
Charles Abbott, 1st Baron Tenterden (7 October 1762 – 4 November 1832), was a British barrister and judge who served as Lord Chief Justice of the King's Bench between 1818 and 1832.
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