17 Barb. 654 | N.Y. Sup. Ct. | 1851
The maxim, “ Sic utere tuo ut alienmn non Icedas” is as sound in morals, as it is firmly settled in the principles of the common law. The judicial mind, however, is not unfrequently greatly perplexed in applying this maxim to the conflicting rights of men, in the complicated affairs of society. The application of this maxim, to the class of cases to which the one under consideration belongs, is many times difficult in the extreme, arising from the conflicting rights of indi
Mason, Shankland and Monson, Justices.]