Quote#Wisdom
It is not fair to criticise every line and letter of a summing-up…
Quote byWilliam Wood, 1st Baron Hatherley · 1801–1881
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Prudential Assurance Co. v. Edmonds (1877), L. R. 2 App. Ca. 494..
English (original)
It is not fair to criticise every line and letter of a summing-up which has been delivered by a Judge in trying a case, especially when there is a somewhat imperfect record of it.
— William Wood, 1st Baron Hatherley
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