A personal injury does not receive satisfaction from a future course of proceeding, [is not left for its satisfaction to a future course of proceeding.].

Explanation

(English-origin maxim.) A wrong to the person demands immediate redress — the injured party cannot be told to wait for some future proceeding, because personal injuries require present remedy.

Where this applies

• A man who was assaulted last week cannot be told to wait for a future hearing six months away — his injury demands immediate attention.
• A woman whose employer refuses to pay her wages cannot be forced to wait for a class-action lawsuit years from now instead of getting her own remedy today.
• A tenant illegally locked out of her apartment needs an emergency order right now, not a promise that the matter will be addressed at next month's hearing.