 Equity is a Roguish thing, for Law we have a measure, know what to trust to, Equity is according to the Conscience of him that is Chancellor, and as that is larger or narrower, so is Equity. 'Tis all one as if they should make the Standard for the measure,...  The Parliamentary Debates - الصفحة 961بواسطة Great Britain. Parliament - 1826عرض كامل - لمحة عن هذا الكتاب
 | 1877 - عدد الصفحات: 362
...Equity. KilriTY is a roguish thing: for law we have a measure, know what to trust to; equity is according to the conscience of him that is Chancellor, and as that is larger or narrower, so is equity. 'Tis all one as if they should make the standard for the measure wo call a foot a Chancellor's foot... | |
 | Joseph Story - 1877 - عدد الصفحات: 936
...to the conscience of him that is chancellor ; and as that is larger, or narrower, so is equity. 'Tis all one as if they should make the standard for the measure the chancellor's foot. What an uncertain measure would this be? One chancellor has a long foot ; another... | |
 | 1878 - عدد الصفحات: 410
...methods of equity procedure by reference to the well known saying of Selden. that " equity is according to the conscience of him that is Chancellor, and as that is larger or narrower, so is equity. 'Tis all one as if they should make the standard for the measure we call a foot a Chancellor's foot... | |
 | Henry Harrison Metcalf, John Norris McClintock - 1878 - عدد الصفحات: 402
...methods of equity procedure by reference to the well known saying of Seiden, that " equity is according to the conscience of him that is Chancellor, and as that is larger or narrower, so is equity. "Tis all one as if they should make the standard for the measure we call a foot a Chancellor's foot;... | |
 | Nathaniel Cleveland Moak - 1878 - عدد الصفحات: 936
...jealous spirit of a common lawyer, long ago accused it of being: ' A roguish thing : It is according to the conscience of him that is chancellor, and as that is larger or narrower so is equity. "I'is all one as if they should make the standard for measure a chancellor's foot ; what an uncertain... | |
 | John Bartlett - 1878 - عدد الصفحات: 896
...according to the conscience of him that is Chancellor, and as that is larger or narrower, so is equity. 'T is all one as if they should make the standard for the measure we call a fpot a Chancellor's foot ; what an uncertain measure would this be ? One Chancellor has a long foot,... | |
 | 1921 - عدد الصفحات: 804
...Equity is a roguish thing. For law we have a measure — know what to trust to. Equity is according to the conscience of him that is Chancellor ; and...as if they should make the standard for the measure that we call a foot, a Chancellor's foot. What an uncertain measure would this be ! One Chancellor... | |
 | Samuel Arthur Bent - 1882 - عدد الصفحات: 638
...eighteenth centuries.) Equity is a roguish thing, for law we have a measure. — Equity. Equity is according to the conscience of him that is chancellor ; and as that is larger or narrower, so is equity. 'Tis all one as if they should make the standard for the measure we call a foot a chancellor's foot.... | |
 | Familiar quotations - 1883 - عدد الصفحات: 942
...Equity is a roguish thing : for Law we have a measure, know what to trust to ; Equity is according to the conscience of him that is Chancellor, and as that is larger or narrower, so is Equity. 'T is all one as if they should make the standard for the measure we call a Foot a Chancellpr's Foot... | |
 | John Ogilvie - 1883 - عدد الصفحات: 714
...Equity is a roguish thing; for law, we have a measure, know wli.it to trust to: equity is according to the conscience of him that is chancellor, and, as that is larger or narrower, so is equity. Selden. —Equity of a statute, the construction of a statute in accordance with its reason and spirit,... | |
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