Quote#World
Though the mere opinion of an Attorney- or Solicitor-General ought…
Quote byWilliam Henry Ashurst · 1725–1807
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: King v. Pasmore (1789), 3 T. R. 243..
English (original)
Though the mere opinion of an Attorney- or Solicitor-General ought not to be cited, yet coupled with the fact, it may have some weight as showing the general sense of professional men.
— William Henry Ashurst
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