ISSUE:
Whether the Court could declare Judge Burrell’s decision void due to his financial interest in the Grand Junction Canal Company?
Whether a judge with a pecuniary interest in a case violates the principles of natural justice?
Whether the Court should disqualify a judge to maintain public confidence in the judiciary's impartiality?
RULE:
A judge must not preside over a case in which they have a financial interest, as it violates the duty of impartiality and the principle of natural justice, "no man shall be a judge in his own cause."