It must not be forgotten that the rules of Courts of equity are not, like the rules of the common law, supposed to have been established from time immemorial. It is perfectly well known that they have been established from time to time - altered, improved, and refined from time to time. In many cases we know the names of the Chancellors who invented them.
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I am not, as I consider, to decide cases in favour of fools or idiots, but in favour of ordinary English people, who understand English when they see it, and a…
Permalink to quote #1 This case reminds me of one in which I likened the plaintiff's case to a colander, because it was so full of holes.
Permalink to quote #3 Mistakes are the inevitable lot of mankind.
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