 | Ontario. Court of Appeal, James Stewart Tupper, Richard Scougall Cassels - 1890
...Public policy, in relation to this question, is that principle of the law which holds that no subject can lawfully do that which has a tendency to be injurious to the public, or against the public good, which may be termed, as it sometimes has been, the policy of the law, or... | |
 | New South Wales. Supreme Court - 1890
...''public policy." He says, " ' public policy ' is that principle of the law which holds that no subject can lawfully do that which has a tendency to be injurious to the public or against the public good." Now, in the case before us the action is brought to recover a sum of money... | |
 | Floyd Russell Mechem - 1890 - 751 σελίδες
...says a writer upon that subject, is intended that principle of the law which holds that no subject can lawfully do that which has a tendency to be injurious to the public or against the public good, which may be termed the policy of the law, or pnblio policy in relation... | |
 | John Lewis - 1890
...policy — monopolies Public policy is that principle of law which holds that no subject or citizen can lawfully do that which has a tendency to be injurious to the public, or against the public good. Whatever tends to create a monopoly is contrary to public policy. Ibid.... | |
 | Abraham Clark Freeman - 1891
...legislative authority." Public policy is that principle of the law which holds that no subject or citizen can lawfully do that which has a tendency to be Injurious to the public or against the public good. This principle owes its existence to the very sources from which the common... | |
 | David Sutherland - 1892
...would give no assistance to the enforcement of a contract opposed to public policy, and no subject can lawfully do that which has a tendency to be injurious to the public or against the public good. There being no Indian precedent bearing on the subject, the plaintiff desired... | |
 | Charles Andrew Ray - 1892 - 514 σελίδες
...legislative authority. Public policy is that principle of law which holds that no subject or citizen can lawfully do that which has a tendency to be injurious to the public, or against the public good. This principle owes its existence to the very sources 1'rom which the common... | |
 | 1901
...he was appretended, convicted, and executed. It is well settled that no one can lawfully contract to do that which has a tendency to be injurious to the public or against the public good. Can there be a legal life insurance against the miscarriage of justice?... | |
 | Michel Mathieu - 1893
...to public policy," reference is made to that principle of law, in accordance with which no subject can lawfully do that which has a tendency to be injurious to the public, or against the public good ; which may be termed, as it sometimes has been, the policy of the law or... | |
| |
It is perhaps correct to say that public policy is that principle of law which holds that no person can lawfully do that which has a tendency to be' injurious to the public or against the public good, which may be designated, as it sometimes has been,... 
