Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1831-03-25
CONDENSED
English Chancery Reports.

| WILL he published in a consecutive series. sucl
w OF the recent chancery reports of England
States. ~
! The plan of the work will be similar to the con
dehsed reports OF cases, decided in TIE supreme
court of the United States, published bv Jobn Er;
IT will be edited by Richard Peters ESD renor,cr6 o.
the decisions OF the supreme court of the United
States. '''sO
Inc gentlemen OF the bench and bar of the United
states, have long and justly planned Of the nunbcr
ana expense OF law books, and particularly of the
heavy cost ct English chancery rcports The nr.san,
is an effort to reduce the number of volumes ,,J D,
lessen the expense OF those works at least twoh-a
Much ot the matter contained in the English cL.n
Gerry reports has no application TO the law or the
pracuce OF our courts, or to the existing state of
things IN the United States Cases arising out az o
tcular tenures and CUSTOMS upon the cons,rc,,, -.
statutes exclusively local, and cases in reference -,
rules OF practice peculiar to the courts of EnrIan,
up large Porton OF the volumes of those r, ports
IL "oiS' IN which those matters shall be expung.d
oF only preserved ny inserting the syllabus of the
case; VIII no; on this count, be less useful here
WINE II sfreeIy conceded, that the arguments of
aoie counsel, who represent the parties in tho ca
decided IN the English court of chancerv arc ell
aDe, boh tor their learning and ingenuity. IL ia mo-,
aDm'ted tlat they are always essential TO a proner
understanding OF the decisions of the cou-, -, IT,
cases The points argued by the counsel e M, 800
IN the opinion of the court, may be somr,inocs go;
co.. a"u reference to the authorities cited mav h.
proper but more than these load IN. yoI,,r,' ~
add very much to their cost sN'' "''"
10 condenslnB the English chancery renorts r,,Ie.
~h'ch result from these views will be adoptcJ and
constantly applied. All the cases of general -,
oe' Snu "n'ch decide principles of general appica
hon' VIII be inserted; emitting only tic mate pi;
% not essential Tor their perfect understanding anJ
use. The whole Of the ooinon mr. ,tscs;nn "nu
cnancehor or VIce-chancellur i'm such cases ,vII ~
gwen hoSrActs OF the omitted cases will he ,,J
ss"u reference TO the pages of the omitted ,,n.L
"o,n WHICH 'he cases are taken, will be careTIv ,,a
me reports with which it is intended In bs,;, 81
Se'eS VI condensed English chancery rennr1s &c
TO-" VI "essrs' SImons u Stuart, commenciny in
III - t Con'''nnB ~ Two volumes, the cases deci-
ded ~ the vice~cha IceIlOr's cour,s Cr,rn "a. "''
TO 1890 when MIR. Sinons became the sole rp ''o'
!" tne same volume will be included the 2nJ ~ A,
nuSseh Heporis OF cases decided i'm the bigb oc'.,
W C"ahceIJ, IN the years 1926 and 1927 "Ibe Ia,
volume OF Mr.. RusscPs reports bos aIrc.Jy -" '
P !" W nus country and may be procured of IN.
P'IOIpsl booksellers IN the United States.
-. seConn VOiume OF the condensed English char,
Cery reports VIII contain the LIST. and 9pJ sin,a,,
reports OF cases in the vice-cbanceIlo,,s cn,
90 ana 4ln' RusselTs cases in the bipb con-, y.
cnahcety thus bringing down the ,yboIc sSc,i &c VI
cisions to 1923 inclusive 'O'e 'e''e' of de-
, ihe subsequent volumes will contain the ,ybot ~
'ne aver ch"ncery decisions in The high conr, vs.
Jnsncery IN the vice -chance llofs court con,J |
appearance in England "'''' "e'r
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