Legal Maxims

1. Volenti non fit injuria- willing person

no injury

Smith vs. baker and sons- crane

2. Res ipsa loquitur- things speaks for

itself

MC Mehta vs Union of India- Oleum Gas

leak to shift burden on mill owner

3. Ubi jus ibi remedium- every wrong has

remedy

4. Injuria sine damnum- injury without

damage

Ashby vs white- voter

 Bhim Singh vs State of J&K- assembly

session

5. Damnun sine injurium- damage

without injury

Gloucester grammer school case

Ushaben vs bhagya Lakshmi chitra mandir

Mogul Steamship Co. v. McGregor’s Crew & Co

6. Respondeat Superior- let the master

answer

7. Delegatus non potest delegare- one to whom

power is delegated cannot himself further delegate that power

s. 190 & s.191 ICA

8. caveat emptor

9. qui facit per alium facit per se

10. Nemo dat quad non habet

11. qui ignorare non debuit quod jus

alienum emit

12. Sic Utere Tuo Ut Alienum Non Laedas

13. qui sensi commondun debet et sentire

onus

14. Ex nudo pacto non oritur action

15. ut lite pendente nihil innovetur

16. Actio Personalis Moritur Cum Persona

17. Ex turpi causa non oritur action