 | Louisiana. Supreme Court - 1916 - 644 lapas
...led to the condition depicted by the well-known statement of Seiden that: 'Equity is a roguish thing. For law we have a measure, and know what to trust...so is equity. 'Tis all one as if they should make his foot the standard of the measure \ve call a Chancellor's foot. What an uncertain measure would... | |
 | Peter Charles Hoffer - 1990 - 324 lapas
...witicism is still quoted: "Equity is A Roguish thing, for Law wee have a measure known what to trust too. Equity is according to the conscience of him that is Chancellor, and as it is larger or narrower so is equity. Tis all one as if they should make the Standard for the measure... | |
 | 1991 - 354 lapas
...Symboleography, p. 174v. 10. "Equity is a Roguish thing, for Law wee have a measure know what to trust too. Equity is according to the conscience of him that is Chancellor, and as it is larger or narrower soe is equity. Tis all one as if they should make the Standard for the measure... | |
 | Ralph C. Ferrara, Kevin T. Abikoff, Laura Leedy Gansler - 2013 - 1180 lapas
...truth in Seldon's well-known aphorism. 'Equity is a roguish thing. For law we have a measure . . . equity is according to the conscience of him that...Chancellor, and as that is larger or narrower, so is equity. 6 At, at 2-11. 7 At. at 10. 8 7<i,atl2-18. 9 Id., at 12. Tis all one as if they should make the standard... | |
 | Brook Thomas - 2002 - 424 lapas
...of its exercise. Thus, famously, John Selden: 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 it is larger or narrower so is equity. It is all one as if they should make the standard for the measure... | |
 | Frederick Schauer - 2003 - 390 lapas
...the sixteenth century, who observed that "equity is a roguish thing. For law we have a measure. . . . Equity is 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 a... | |
 | James Wilson, Bird Wilson - 2005 - 1436 lapas
...altogether discretionary. " Equity," says Mr. Selden, q "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 j and as that is larger or narrower, so is equity. It is all one as if they should make the standard... | |
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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. 
