Simplex commendatio non obligat
Defined in 3 dictionaries — Ballentine's (1916), Black's (1910), Stimson (1881)
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
A simple recommendation is not binding. See 147 N. C. 515, 17 L. R. A. (N. S.) 240, 61 S. E. 384.
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
Mere recommendation [of an article] does not bind, [the vendor of it.] Dig. 4, 3, 37; 2 Kent, Comm. 485; Broom, Max. 781.
Glossary of Technical Terms, Phrases, and Maxims of the Common Law
Frederic Jesup Stimson · 1881
I. Mere recommendation does not bind [the vendor]. Simplex dictum: mere averment. speech, the mere plaint of