 | Sir John Comyns - 1822 - 838 σελίδες
...become the daily practice of the court. 3 Com. 51, 53. (A) 1. Equity in its true and genuine meaning, it the soul and spirit of all law : positive law is construed,...law is made, by it. In this, equity is synonymous to justice; in that, to the true sense and sound interpretation oi the rale. But the very terms of... | |
 | Sir William BLACKSTONE, Vincent WANOSTROCHT - 1823 - 872 σελίδες
...revenue ; and, like the other, consists of both a court of law and a court of equity. Equity then, in its true and genuine meaning, is the soul and spirit...law is made, by it. In this, equity is synonymous to justice; in that, to the true sense and sound interpretation of the rule. But the very terms of... | |
 | Sir John Comyns - 1824 - 814 σελίδες
...process by bill and subpoena was become the daily practice of the court. 3Com. 51, 52. (A) 1. Equity ш its true and genuine meaning, is the soul and spirit...law is made, by it. In this, equity is synonymous to justice ; in that, to the true sense and sound interpretation of the rule. But the very terms of... | |
 | sir William Blackstone - 1825 - 568 σελίδες
...courts, must be often at a loss for materials. EQUITY then, in it's true and genuine meaning, is the sonl and spirit of all law : positive law is construed,...rational law is made by it. In this equity is synonymous to justice : in that to the true sense and sound interpretation of the rule. But the very terms of... | |
 | 1875 - 1132 σελίδες
...wronged he will be righted ; but not where the wrong is created for him. Blackstone observes that " Equity, in its true and genuine meaning, is the soul and spirit of all law." Surely, then, all statute law should aim at embodying equity in its provisions. In the case under notice,... | |
 | Thomas Stephen - 1835 - 806 σελίδες
...Exchequer, yet the same system of redress is pursued in each. Equity, in its true and genuine import, is the soul and spirit of all law. Positive law is construed, and rational law is made by it. Nothing more is intended by equity than the sound interpretation of the law : the words of the law... | |
 | Joseph Story - 1839 - 658 σελίδες
...the reason of them, arises what we call Equity ;" 3 and more fully in another place, where he says, " Equity, in its true and genuine meaning, is the soul...to the true and sound interpretation of the rule." 4 § 7. In this sense Equity must have a place in every rational system of jurisprudence, if not in... | |
 | 1840 - 946 σελίδες
...their senses, or any other cause whatsoever, are unable to manage their own concerns. Equity, then, in its true and genuine meaning, is the soul and spirit of all law. Positioe law is construed, and rational law is made bv it. In this equity is synonymous to justice,... | |
 | George Bowyer - 1841 - 742 σελίδες
...intended his law to apply to such a case. Equity necessarily interposes. " Equity," says Blackstone, " in its true and genuine meaning, is the soul and spirit...law is construed, and rational law is made by it." The same principles manifestly apply where the words of the law do not expressly comprehend some case... | |
 | 1843 - 740 σελίδες
...interpreting laws by the reason of them," says Blackstone, " arises what we call equity ^[." And again : " Equity, in its true and genuine meaning, is the "...rational law is made by it. In this, equity is synonymous " to justice ; in that, to the true sense and sound interpreta"tionoftherule**." * Braeton thus defines... | |
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Equity, then, in its true and genuine meaning, is the soul and spirit of all law: positive law is construed, and rational law is made, by it. In this, equity is synonymous, to justice; in that, to the true sense and sound interpretation of the rule. 
