 | New Jersey. Court of Chancery - 1854 - 960 pages
...law we have a measure and know what to trust to. Equity is according to the conscience of him thatjs Chancellor ; and as that is larger, or narrower, so...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... | |
 | John Bouvier - 1854 - 756 pages
...law we have a measure," he says, " and know what to trust to ; equity is according to the conscience of him that is chancellor ; and as that is larger...so is equity. "Tis all one, as if they should make a standard for the measure, the chancellor's foot. What an uncertain measure would this be ! One chancellor... | |
 | 1855 - 778 pages
...we have a measure, and we know what to trust to ; equity is according to the conscience of him who is chancellor ; and as that is larger or narrower,...as if they should make the standard for the measure the chancellor's foot. What an uncertain measure this would bo! One chancellor has a long foot, another... | |
 | Simon Greenleaf - 1856 - 576 pages
...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...the standard for the measure, a chancellor's foot; 'tis the same thing in the chancellor's conscience." Selden's Table Talk, tit. Equity; 3 Bl. Com. 432... | |
 | 1856 - 1492 pages
...roguish thing. For law we have a mea.-urc, know what to trust to. Equity is according to the conscience of him that is Chancellor, and as that is larger or...Equity. 'Tis all one as if they should make the standard of the measure a Chancellor's foot. What an uncertain measure would this be ? One Chancellor has a... | |
 | 1856 - 374 pages
...thing ; for law we have a measure, and 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 his foot the standard for the measure, we call a chancellor's foot, what an uncertain measure this... | |
 | 1856 - 764 pages
...complained that "equity ia according to the conscience of him that is chancellor, and as that is longer 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... | |
 | Peter Oliver - 1856 - 528 pages
...of the chancellor, and the conscience of the chancellor is as uncertain as the length of his foot. One chancellor has a long foot, another a short foot, a third an indifferent foot ; it is the same with their consciences. This quaint old sarcasm of a common lawyer might have been... | |
 | 1856 - 600 pages
...thing ; for law we have a measure, we 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 Bate (mechanician.) - 1857 - 118 pages
...equity is according to the conscience of him that is chancellor, and as that is narrower or larger, so is equity. 'Tis all one, as if they should make...another a short foot, a third an indifferent foot. It is the same thing with the chancellor's conscience. " — SELDEN'S Table Talh. Equity, in its true... | |
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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,... 
