Court Of Equity

English Law: Court of Equity in the Past

A court of equity (see more about this popular legal topic in the U.K. encyclopedia) is one which administers justice, where there are no legal rights or legal rights, but courts of law do not afford a complete, remedy and where the complainant has also an equitable right. Vide Chancery. [1][rtbs name=”history-of-english-law”]

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1. Partialy, this information about court of equity is based on the Bouvier´s Law Dictionary, 1848 edition. There is a list of terms of the Bouvier´s Law Dictionary, including court of equity.

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