MAXIMS OF COMMON LAW

Maxims of Common Law

I am not set out here to re-write what has already been written. I am set out only to draw your attention to concepts that will help create understanding.

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Some Important Maxims...

Doctrine of Foreseeability - Law should hold people accountable for the consequence of their unreasonable acts.

"Reason is the engine of justice." - Frederick Graves, J.D. "The Language of Law", 2005

Mr. Graves further goes on to state,

'You have a right to demand that reason guide and control your courts so truth can be put on the public record! Let no authority steal this from you. If someone says or does something unreasonable in your lawuit, you have every right to object and be sustained by the court. If the opposing party takes some action that seems unreasonable, object. If an attorney for the other side does something you feel is unreasonable, object. If your own attorney threatens some action you believe is unreasonable, object (and, if necessary, fire him). If the judge acts unreasonably, demand to be heard obejecting on the record.'

And further:

'Reason believes there is but one truth. Though both sides may be lying, there is only one truth to be discovered, and the responsibility of our courts is to find it. Anything else is un-reasonable.
Reason rules American courts. This is the highest law of the land.
That which is unreasonable has no place in courts of justice.
That which is unreasonable opposes natural law and the common law of man.
That which is unreasonable denies common sense.
To support the unreasonable is unethical.
No court should permit unreasonable verdicts.
Unreasonable rule is tyranny that undermines the security of civilized life for which purpose alone courts are justly established by lawful governments.
Reasonable men and women should always prevail over unreasonable people.'