 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,...  Southern Quarterly Review - الصفحة 383المحررون: - 1844عرض كامل - لمحة عن هذا الكتاب
 | 1877 - عدد الصفحات: 362
...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,...as if they should make the standard for the measure wo call a foot a Chancellor's foot ; what an uncertain meusure would this be ! One Chancellor has a... | |
 | Henry Harrison Metcalf, John Norris McClintock - 1878 - عدد الصفحات: 402
...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,...as if they should make the standard for the measure we call a foot a Chancellor's foot; what an uncertain measure would this be? One Chancellor has a long... | |
 | 1878 - عدد الصفحات: 410
...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,...as if they should make the standard for the measure we call a foot a Chancellor's foot ; what an uncertain measure would this be? One Chancellor has a... | |
 | Nathaniel Cleveland Moak - 1878 - عدد الصفحات: 936
...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... | |
 | 1921 - عدد الصفحات: 804
...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. It is all one as if they should make the standard for the measure that we call a foot, a Chancellor's... | |
 | Samuel Arthur Bent - 1882 - عدد الصفحات: 638
...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,...as if they should make the standard for the measure we call a foot a chancellor's foot. — Ibid. An epitaph must be made to fit for the person for whom... | |
 | James Paterson - 1882 - عدد الصفحات: 546
...to the conscience of him who is Chancellor, and as that is larger or narrower, so is equity. It is all one as if they should make the standard for the measure we call a foot, ' a Chancellor's foot.' What an uncertain measure would this be ! One Chancellor has... | |
 | John Joseph Lalor - 1883 - عدد الصفحات: 1076
...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. It is all one as if they should make the standard for the measure we call a foot a chancellor's foot,... | |
 | John Ogilvie - 1883 - عدد الصفحات: 714
...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,... | |
 | Familiar quotations - 1883 - عدد الصفحات: 942
...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... | |
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