III, is a collection of nominate reports by Isaac Espinasse,[1] of nisi prius cases decided between 1793 and 1807.
[3] Glanville Williams said that this set of nominate reports has received more criticism related to their accuracy than any of the others.
[4] When a case from these reports was cited before Denman C.J., he said: I am tempted to remark for the benefit of the profession, that Espinasse's Reports, in days nearer their own time, when their want of accuracy is better known than it is now, were never quoted without doubt and hesitation; and a special reason was often given as an apology for citing that particular case.
Now they are often cited as if counsel thought them of equal authority with Lord Coke's Reports.
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