...Whereas the fyftem of our courts of equity is a laboured connected fyftem, governed by eftablifhed rules, and bound down by precedents, from which they do not depart, although the reafon of fome of them may perhaps be liable to objection. Thus the refufing a wife her dower in a...

...Whereas the fyftem of our courts of equity is a laboured connected fyftem, governed by eftablifhed rules, and bound down by precedents, from which they do not depart, although the reafon of fome of them may perhaps be liable to obje£tion. Thus the refufmg a wife her dower in a.trufb-eftate...

...fyftem of our courts of equity is a , laboured connected fyftem, governed by eftablifhed rules, anil bound down by precedents, from which they do not depart, although the renfon of fome of thtrn may perhaps be liable to objection. Thus the refuting a wife her dower in 3...

...« the fyftem of a our courts of equity is a laboured connected fyftem, governed «* by eftablifted rules, and bound down by precedents, from " which they do not depart, although the reafon of fome of them ««, may pethaps bf liable to objection," 3 Vol. 432. SECTION THE THIRD. OP...

...elsewhere truly said, that "the system of our courts of equity is a " laboured connected system,vgoverned by established rules, and bound "down by precedents,...some of them may perhaps be liable to objection." 3 Vol. 132. SECTION THE THIRD. OF THE LAWS OF ENGLAND. A HE municipal law of England, or the rule of...

...precedent s$ 1.1 i I i 2 " from His censure of Lord Kames's work on Equity examined. MEMOIRS OF THE LIFE " from which they do not depart, although the reason...some " of them may perhaps be liable to objection." Book iii. c. 27- Again, in a subsequent part of the same chapter : " If a court of equity were still...

...Judge, founded on the circumstances of every particular case, he lays it down, that, " on the contrary, the system of our courts " of equity is a laboured...some of " them may perhaps be liable to objection." Book iii. c. 27. Again, in a subsequent part of the same chapter : " If a court of " equity were still...

...Judge, founded on the circumstances of every particular case, he lays it down, that, ** on the contrary, the system of our courts " of equity is a laboured...governed, by established rules, and bound " down by precedent*, from which they do ** not depart, although the reason of some of " them may perhaps be...

...the cir" cumstances of every particular case; (Sel" den, Table Talk, tit. of K;ftiitt/}, whereas,. " the system of our courts of equity, is a " laboured connected system, governed by " general rules," &c. — Ibid. vol. iii. p. 432. The former notion is no doubt the opinion of Selden...

...from necessity, use a discretion, and it is the most painful part of its duty ; but in other respects, the system of our Courts of Equity is a laboured,...established Rules, and bound down by Precedents, from which the Judges do not depart, although the reason of some of them may, perhaps, be liable to objection....