 | United States. Supreme Court - 1824 - 952 halaman
...Judicial power, as contradistinguished from the power of the laws, has 110 existence. Courts are the mere instruments of the law, and can will nothing....when that is discerned, it is the duty of the Court to follow it. Judicial power is never exercised for the purpose of giving effect to the will of the... | |
 | Joseph Story - 1833 - 800 halaman
...and to protect the innocent from injury and usurpation.3 the laws, has no existence. Courts are the mere instruments of the law, and can will nothing....when that is discerned, it is the duty of the court to follow it. Judicial power is never exercised for the purpose of giving effect to the will of the... | |
 | John Marshall - 1839 - 762 halaman
...Judicial power, as contradistinguished from the power of the laws, has no existence. Courts are the mere instruments of the law, and can will nothing....when that is discerned, it is the duty of the court to follow it. Judicial power is never exercised for the purpose of giving effect to the will of the... | |
 | George Bowyer - 1851 - 218 halaman
...Judicial power, as contradistinguished from the power of the laws, has no existence. Courts are the mere instruments of the law, and can will nothing....discerning the course prescribed by law ; and when that is discovered, it is the duty of the Court to follow it. Judicial power is never exercised for the purpose... | |
 | William J. Shaw - 1875 - 116 halaman
...will in any case. Judicial power, as contra-distingished from the power of the laws, HAS NO EXISTENCE. Courts are mere instruments of the law, and CAN WILL...when that is discerned, it is the duty of the court to follow it. Judicial power is never exercised for the purpose of giving effect to the will of the... | |
 | United States. Supreme Court - 1882 - 798 halaman
...Judicial power, as contradistinguished from the power of the laws, has no existence. Court* are the mere instruments of the law, and can will nothing....when that is discerned, it is the duty of the court to follow it. Judicial power is never exercised for the purpose of giving effect to the will of the... | |
 | 1911 - 1164 halaman
..."Judicial power, as contradistinguished from the power of the laws, has no existence. Courts are the me»e instruments of the law, and can will nothing. When...when that is discerned, it is the duty of the court to follow It. Judicial power is never exercised for the purpose of giving effect to the will of the... | |
 | 1911 - 1168 halaman
...capricious. It was said by Chief Justice Marshall in Osborne v. US Bank. 22 IT. S. 738, 6 L. Ed. 204: '•Courts are mere instruments of the law and can...When they are said to exercise a discretion, it is a legal discretion, я discretion to be exercised in discovering the course prescribed by law, and when... | |
 | 1885 - 892 halaman
...Judicial power, as contradistinguished from the power of the laws, has no existence. Courts are tho mere instruments of the law, and can will nothing....prescribed by law; and, when that is discerned, it is the dut}- of the court to follow it. Judicial power is never exercised for the purpose of giving effect... | |
 | Sir Fortunatus Dwarris - 1885 - 698 halaman
...laws, has no existence. Courts, of themselves, are mere instruments of the law, and of the government, and can will nothing. When they are said to exercise...when that is discerned, it is the duty of the court to follow it. Judicial power is never exercised for the purpose of giving effect to the will of the... | |
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Courts are the mere instruments of the law, and can will nothing. When they are said to exercise a discretion, it is a mere legal discretion, a discretion to be exercised in discerning the course prescribed by law ; and when that is discerned, it is the... 
