Edward Hall Alderson, B., Brownlow v. Egerton (1854), 23 L. J. Rep. Part 5 (N. S.), Ch. 364.
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My duty is, as a Judge, to be governed by fixed rules and former precedents.
— Edward Hall Alderson on Precedents
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About Edward Hall Alderson
Sir Edward Hall Alderson (baptised 10 September 1787 – 27 January 1857) was an English lawyer and judge whose many judgments on commercial law helped to shape the emerging British capitalism of the Victorian era.
About Edward Hall Alderson
Sir Edward Hall Alderson (baptised 10 September 1787 – 27 January 1857) was an English lawyer and judge whose many judgments on commercial law helped to shape the emerging British capitalism of the Victorian era.
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