A Selection of Legal Maxims

A Substantial Collection of Legal Maxims That is Now an Accepted Classic

Each 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 152

Herbert 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.

CONTENTS
Ch.I. Sec. I. Rules Founded in Public Policy
Sec. II. Rules of Legislative Policy
Ch. II. Maxims Relating to the Crown
Ch. III. Sec. I. The Judicial Office
Sec. II. The Mode of Administering Justice
Ch. IV. Rules of Logic
Ch. V. Fundamental Legal Principles
Ch. VI. Acquisition, Enjoyment and Transfer of Property
Sec. I. The Mode of Acquiring Property
Sec. II. Property-Its Rights and Liabilities
Sec. III. The Transfer of Property
Ch. VII. Rules Relating to Marriage and Descent
Ch. VIII. The Interpretation of Deeds and Written Instruments
Ch. IX. The Law of Contracts
Ch. X. Maxims Applicable to the Law of Evidence