Cooper v Wandsworth Board of Works, 1863 (1863) 143 ER 414
Citation:Cooper v Wandsworth Board of Works, 1863 (1863) 143 ER 414
Rule of thumb:What happens if there are no statutes related to how procedure in Court should be handled? The common law should be applied.
Judgment:
‘...although there are no positive words in a statute requiring that the party shall be heard yet the justice of the common law will supply the omission of the legislature.’ Byles J
Ratio-decidendi:
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