Chief Justice Holt
historical figure · 2 works · 2 mentions · 2 anchored passages
Holt
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The Genius of the Common Law
English chief justice featured in an anecdote about a self-proclaimed prophet.
as witness the anecdote, apocryphal though it may be, concerning Chief Justice Holt and a certain prophet.
Magna Carta: A Commentary on the Great Charter of King John
English Chief Justice who in 1700 endorsed the interpretation that the clause protected defendants from undue favour shown to plaintiffs.
This interpretation, which was adopted by the author of the Mirror of Justices, and by the writer of the notes appended to the Year Book already cited, found favour with Chief Justice Holt in 1700.