A Substantial Collection of Legal Maxims That is Now an Accepted ClassicEach maxim is expertly translated, and enhanced by Broom's knowledgeable explanatory essays that provide the source and meaning, and are in themselves extremely well-annotated. Taken in light of his excellent classification system, Broom's essays will facilitate an understanding of the principles of common law. This popular book obtained a wide circulation and went through many editions, this being a reprint of the eighth (and last) American edition of 1882. Includes an Alphabetical List of Legal Maxims, a Table of Cases and Index. "His is the very best book of the kind extant." -J.G. Marvin, Legal Bibliography 152Herbert Broom [1815-1822] was educated at Trinity College, Cambridge, and was called to the bar at the Inner Temple in 1840, where he occupied the post of reader of common law. He was the author of two novels and several works on different aspects of law, including Commentaries on the Common Law (1856), Constitutional Law Viewed in Relation to Common Law and Exemplified by Cases (1866) and Philosophy of Law: Notes and Lectures 1876-8. CONTENTSCh.I. Sec. I. Rules Founded in Public Policy Sec. II. Rules of Legislative PolicyCh. II. Maxims Relating to the CrownCh. III. Sec. I. The Judicial Office Sec. II. The Mode of Administering JusticeCh. IV. Rules of LogicCh. V. Fundamental Legal PrinciplesCh. VI. Acquisition, Enjoyment and Transfer of PropertySec. I. The Mode of Acquiring PropertySec. II. Property-Its Rights and LiabilitiesSec. III. The Transfer of PropertyCh. VII. Rules Relating to Marriage and DescentCh. VIII. The Interpretation of Deeds and Written InstrumentsCh. IX. The Law of ContractsCh. X. Maxims Applicable to the Law of Evidence