 | United States. Supreme Court - Courts - 1823 - 756 pages
...Jaw ; there is nn other principle that is safe or practicable in the common intercours of mankind. Courts do not undertake to relieve parties from their...knowledge of facts, though under a mistake of the law." I never understood, says Lord Eldon,* that though this Court, upon the ground of a mistake, (in point... | |
 | New York (State). Court of Chancery, William Johnson - Equity - 1824 - 748 pages
...man is to be charged with a knowledge of the law. Shotwell v. Murray, 1 JCR 5J6. 46. The Court does not undertake to relieve parties from their acts and deeds fairly done, with a full knowledge of facts, though under a mistake of the law ; for every man is charged at his... | |
 | Tennessee. Supreme Court, George Shall Yerger - Law reports, digests, etc - 1836 - 668 pages
...cases which decide, that every man is to be charged witli a knowledge of the law; and that a court will not undertake to relieve parties from their acts and deeds fairly done, though under a mistake of the law. 1. JC 516: 2dDo. 51,60: 6 Do. 106: 3 Meriv. 271: 6 Yerger, Jones... | |
 | New York (State). Court of Chancery, William Johnson - Equity - 1837 - 548 pages
...higher Court, in a different case, giving a different exposition of a point of law from the one declared and known when a settlement between parties takes place, cannot have a retrospective effect,and overturn such settlement. The Courts do not undertake to relieve parties from their acts... | |
 | William Johnson - Law reports, digests, etc - 1837 - 678 pages
...man is to be charged with a knowledge of the law. ShotwtU v. Murray, l JCR 5J2. 98. The Court does not undertake to relieve parties from their acts and deeds fairly done, with a full knowledge of facts, though under a mistake of the law ; for every man is charged at his... | |
 | United States. Supreme Court - Courts - 1838 - 850 pages
...higher court, in a different case, giving a different exposition to a point of law from the one declared and known, when a settlement between parties takes...parties from their acts and deeds fairly done, on a fjll knowledge of facts, though under a mistake of law. Every man is to be charged at his peril with... | |
 | Joseph Story - Equity - 1839 - 658 pages
...Mr. Chancellor Kent, on this subject, in Lyon v. Richmond, 2 John. Ch. R. 60. " The Court (says he) do not undertake to relieve parties from their acts and deeds fairly done, though' under a mistake of the law. Every man is to be charged, at his peril, with a knowledge of the... | |
 | Samuel Warren - Law - 1845 - 1174 pages
...pressure of circumstances. " The court," says that enlightened American jurist, Chancellor Kent, " does not undertake to relieve parties from their acts and deeds fairly done, though under a mistake of the law. Every man is to be charged at his peril with a knowledge of the... | |
 | Arkansas. Supreme Court - Law reports, digests, etc - 1853 - 884 pages
...stand upon some very urgent pressure of circumstances." Chancellor KENT, upon the same subject, says: " Courts do not undertake to relieve parties from their acts and deeds fairly done, though under a mistake of law. Every man is to be charged, at hia peril, with a knowledge of the law.... | |
 | New Jersey. Court of Chancery - Equity - 1846 - 688 pages
...the general principle, as above stated, is approved and adopted. " The courts (says chancellor Kent,) do not undertake to relieve parties from their acts and deeds fairly done, though under a mistake of the law. There is no other principle which is safe and practicable in the... | |
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A subsequent decision of a higher court in a different case, giving a different exposition of a point of law from the one declared and known when a settlement between parties takes place, cannot have a retrospective effect, and overturn such settlement. 
