Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1831-03-01
CONDENSED
English Chancery Reports.

MILL he published in a consecutive series. such
W OF the recent chancery reports of England,
States.
The plan of the work will be similar to the Gun.
densed reports OF cases, decided in the supreme
court of the United States, published by John cripp
il will be edited by Richard Peters. Esq., reporter OF
the decisions of the supreme court of the United
States.
The gentlemen of the bench and bar of the United
States have long and Justly complained of de number
and expense of law books, and particularly of the
heavy cost OF English chancery reports The present
rs an cort to reduce the number of volumes, and to
lessen the expense Of those works least two-thrSs
Much of the matter contained in the English chan
cery reports, has application TO the law or the
practce OF our courts, to the existing state ui
things In the United States. Gases arising out OF par
ucuar tenureS and cusomS upon the construction of
statutes exclusively local. and in reference 10
rules OF practice peculiar to the of England
MI up large portion OF the volumes of those re- ports
work. IN winch those matters shall be expunged;
or only preserved ny inserting the syllabus Of the
case; VIII no; on this account be less useful here
While 1t is freely conceded, that the arguments of
ape counsel VINO represent the parties in the case
decided in the English court Of chancery, are valu,
able, both tor their learning and ingenuity: il 10 mo-,
admitted that they alwa avs essential to a nroner
understanding of the decisions of the court in those
cases The points argued by the counsel if not stated
IN 'he oPnon OF the court may be sometimes reouir.
cd and reference to the authorities cited mau be
proper; hut more than these load the volumes and
add very much to their cost ~
In condensng the English chancery reports rules
which result from these views will be adon,ed ,rJ
constantly applied. All the cases of general inpor
'ance and WHICH decide principles of general appica
uoh' WI" be inserted; emitting only the matter which
IS not essential for their perfect unde ndipp and
USE ne whole OF the opinion or decision OF the
Cnace"or or vice. chancellor in such cases will be
gwen abstracts OF the omitted cases will be made
ana reference to the pages of the omitted vorks
from which the cases TAKEN will be carefully made
me reports with which il is intended "a begin tbe
ssr'eS OF condensed English chanccry repuris sre
nose OF Messrs Simons z Stuart commeu,;no -
1871, and containing in two volumes the oases dec;
Nen ~ Tue lce-cha lcelOrs courts from that nerod
20 $780, when Mr. SrnOns became the sole renor,er
, IN me same volume will be included the 2nd Of Ar
hsselFs Reports Of cases decided in the nigh co.,;
Of chancery, in the years 1896 and 1927. 0Th. g.,
volume OF MI RusselPs reports has already been re.
Pupsned IN TINS country, and may be procured Of the
PrlDcIpal booksellers in the United States
nc WCohu volume ct the condensed English chan
Icy .ePnt's viii contain the LIST. and 2nd Simon's
IePoS Oi cases ~ the vice-chancellof's court and
%. snu 4th' Russells cases in the high court of
cisions TO 1928 inclusive W ue-
The subsequent volumes will contain the uho,o &c
tne alter cbancery decisions in the high court oe
chancery q in the vice>chancellors court .onSsn.,
they will be published here, immediaIeiv IT," 80
appearance in England. ''' "eF
The first volume Of the work will be M, o. 49,.
without delay and will be published early a. - -
Pr0achlnB Spring. As limited number of eonI.s
VIII only be printed those who wish to possess this
a,uaoe york. can secure copy by earl subscrp
The price, TO Subscribers will be IS 90 per volume
handsomely bot nd in calf 10 Non-subscribers. Is 20
per volume. TT AZ SSDD ."
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