Perspective
Feb. 10, 2012
The modern role of the maxims of jurisprudence
Ever wonder why these maxims are codified in our Civil Code? By Joshua S. Hopstone of Ferguson Case Orr Paterson LLP
When was the last time you gave a thought to the maxims of jurisprudence? Civil Code Sections 3509-3548. Codified in 1872, those quaint proverbial sayings exemplify some of our most fundamental legal canons. "The greater contains the less." Section 3536. "Time does not confirm a void act." Section 3539. "No one should suffer by the act of another." Section 3520. You can read them all in two minutes, and I sugges...
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