Borretts v. . Patterson

There is no subject in the laws upon which ancient cases are more obscure, or convey less exclusive information than awards. To adopt them in the rigorous application of the rules of construction, or to pursue them through their endless subtlety of refinement, would be, in truth, to render awards of no use, in the main purpose of their introduction — readjusting the controversies of men before a domestic tribunal, unattended with expense, trouble, or delay. Of this nicety many instances may be adduced, but one will be sufficient to attest it. A submission was to the award of four men by name,…