Derek Moran
Fiona Munro: Commercial Maxims (Basic Rules)
1. A workman is worthy of his hire
Legal maxim: It is against equity for freemen not to have the free disposal of their own property.
2. All are equal under the Law
Legal maxim: No one is above the law.
3. In Commerce truth is sovereign
Legal maxim: to lie is to go against the mind.
4. Truth is expressed by means of an affidavit
Legal maxim: (none)
5. An unrebutted affidavit stands as the truth in Commerce
Legal maxim: He who does not deny, admits.
6. An unrebutted affidavit becomes the judgment in Commerce
Legal maxim: (none . . . concept of the duel without weapons)
7. A matter be expressed to be resolved
Legal maxim: He who fails to assert his rights has none.
8. He who leaves the field of battle first loses by default
Legal maxim: He who does not repel a wrong when he can, occasions it.
9. Sacrifice is the measure of credibility
Legal maxim: He who bears the burden ought also to derive the benefit. 10. A lien or claim can be satisfied only through rebuttal by Counter affidavit point-for-point, resolution by jury, or payment
Legal maxim: If the plaintiff does not prove his case, the defendant is absolved.
Printed copy · Anthology Volume 5, page 633
