ldquo Case law with all its imperfections has at least this merit that it remain in living contact ...........

“Case law, with all its imperfections-has at least this merit, that it remain in living contact with the reason and justice of the matters, and draws from this source a flexibility and power of growth and adaptation which are too much wanting in the respect of enacted law”.

This view is expressed by

Salmond

Gray

Austin

Bentham

Explanation:

- Option 1: Salmond: John Salmond, a legal scholar, believed in the flexibility of case law, which adapts with society's evolving concepts of reason and justice.

- Option 2: Gray: John Chipman Gray was an American jurist known for his views on the interpretation of statutes rather than emphasizing case law's adaptability.

- Option 3: Austin: John Austin, a legal theorist, is known for his command theory of law, which focuses more on strict legal positivism and less on the adaptability of case law.

- Option 4: Bentham: Jeremy Bentham, a philosopher and legal reformer, was often critical of case law, viewing it as unclear and was an advocate for codification.