Perils of Chancery

[palani]

From EVERY MAN HIS OWN LAWYER

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First, chancery is NOT OF RECORD.

Second, disregard their decree and find your 'person' attached until you do.

So much for EQUITY.

[osoab]

Chancery (http://webstersdictionary1828.com/Home?word=Chancery)




CHANCERY, noun
1. In Great Britain, the highest court of justice, next to the parliament, consisting of two distinct tribunals; one ordinary, being a court of common law; the other extraordinary, or a court of equity. The ordinary legal court holds pleas of recognizance acknowledged in the chancery writs of scire facias, for repeal of letters patent, writs of partition, and all personal action by or against any officer of the court. But if the parties come to issue, in fact, this court cannot try it by a jury; but the record must be delivered to the kings bench. Rom this court issue all original writs that pass under the great seal, commissions of charitable uses, bankruptcy, idiocy, lunacy, etc.
The extraordinary court, or court of equity, proceeds upon rules of equity and conscience, moderates the rigor of the common law, and gives relief in cases where there is no remedy in the common law courts.

2. In the United States, a court of equity.

[Glass]

So that means that precedent of prior judgements on similar matters has no influence there?

I think Equity doesn't mean Balance or Justice, I think it means having an investment in someone. If you have a claim against someone it has value and is Equity in them. The same as the portion of the Mortgage you may have paid gives you Equity in the property.

[Horn]

This court request a examination to determine the sanity (or not) of the defendant.