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In law, ignorantia juris non excusat (Latin for "ignorance of the law excuses not"), [1] or ignorantia legis neminem excusat ("ignorance of law excuses no one"), [2] is a legal principle holding that a person who is unaware of a law may not escape liability for violating that law merely by being unaware of its content.
Judgments for monetary sums are entered on the statutory Register of Judgments, Orders and Fines, [3] which is checked by credit reference agencies to assess the credit-worthiness of individuals. [4] An alleged debtor is sent postal notification of an impending County Court case, and has fourteen days to respond, by paying the money, admitting ...
Lawyer David Allen Green commented that the theory was "complete tosh" and potentially harmful to litigants who would use it in court: "If people try to use such things to avoid their legal obligations they can end up with county court judgments or even criminal convictions. You may as well walk into court with a t-shirt saying 'I am an idiot ...
The court will grant a summary judgment if the party seeking the judgment demonstrates that there is no real dispute regarding the facts. [95] The court must provide reasons for either granting or denying a summary judgment. [95] Judicial judgment of debt, Greene County, Pennsylvania, 1815
Jewell, the court held that proof of willful ignorance satisfied the requirement of knowledge as to criminal possession and importation of drugs. [ 3 ] : 225 In a number of cases in the United States of America, persons transporting packages containing illegal drugs have asserted that they never asked or were never told what the contents of the ...
The Supreme Court overturned the ruling of the Illinois courts. Justice William Rehnquist delivered the decision in favor of the State of Illinois. Justice Rehnquist stated: We agree with the Illinois Supreme Court that an informant's "veracity," "reliability" and "basis of knowledge" are all highly relevant in determining the value of his report.
Courts have ruled that judicial notice must be taken of federal public laws and treaties, state public laws, and official regulations of both federal and local government agencies. A trial court's decision to take judicial notice or not to do so is reviewed on appeal under the standard of abuse of discretion. [5]
In the example: "The undersigned irrevocably authorizes any attorney to appear in any court of competent jurisdiction and confess a judgment without process in favor of the creditor for such amount as may then appear unpaid hereon, and to consent to immediate execution upon such judgment.", there is an unlimited risk if the amounts, such as ...