Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1831-02-22
CONDENSED
English Chancery Reports.

WILL he published in consecutive Series such
! w of the recent cI,ahcery reports of England.
as have not been heretofore published in the United
States.
! The plan of the work will he similar TO the con.
densed reports of Cases, decided in tie supreme
court of the United States, published by John trgg:
it will be edited by Richard Peters Esq, reporter Of
the decisions of the supreme court of the United
States.
States, have long and justly complained of The number
and expense of law books, and particularly of the
heavy cost of English chancery reports. The present
is an effort to reduce the number of Volumes and to
lessen the expense of those works at least twothirGs
Mich o! the matter contained IN the English chan
Gerry reports, has application to the law the
practice of our courts To the existing state of
things in the United States. Gases arising of par
cular enures and customs; upon the construction of
statutes exclusively local and in reference to
rules OF practice peculiar to the courts Of lnglandi
fill large portion "f the volumes of those ports.
work, in which those matters shall he expunged;
or only preserved by Inserting the syllabus Of the
case; will no; on this cnunt, be less useful here
While It is freely conceded, that the arguments of
able COUNSEL who represent the parties in the
decided IN the English uf chancrry, valu-
able, both for their learning and ngenui,y it is not
admitted that they always essential proper
understanding of the decisions of the court in those
cases The points argued by the counsel If stated
IN the opinion OF the court, may be sometimes requr-
ell. and reference to the authorities cited may be
proper; but than these load tic volumes, and
add very much to their cost.
In condensng the English clanccry reports, rules
which result from these views will be adopted, and
constantly applied. Al the cases of general npor.
tancc and which decide principles of general applica-
ton, will be inserted; emitting only the matter which
IS not essential for their perfect understanding and
use. The whole of the opinion decision Of the
chancellor or vice chancellor in such cases will be
given. Abstracts of the omitted cases will be made
and areterencc to the pages of the omitted works
from which the cases are taken will be carefully made
The reports with which il is intended TO begin the
series of condensed English chancery reports, are
those OF Aessrs. Simons & Stuart, commencing in
1921, and containing in two volumes, the cases dec
dcd IN the vice-cha ,ccllors from that period
to 1926, when Mr.. Simons became the sole rcporter
In the same volume will be included the 2nd. of SIR
tusselrs Reports Of decided in the high court
OF chancery, in the years 1926. and 1927 The Is
volume of Mr. Russels reports has already been re-
published IN this country, and may be procured Of the
principal booksellers in the United States
The second volume of the condensed English chan.
Gerry reports will contain the list. and End Simons
reports OF cases in the vcc-chanceui's court, and
3D. and 4h. Isussells in the high court of
chancery thus bringing down the whole series of de
csions to 1923 inclusive.
The subsequent volumes viii contain the whole of
The alter chancery decisions in the high court of
chancery in the yce-chance!lors court condensed;
they will be published here, Immediately after their
appearance in England.
The frs, volume of the work viii be pu, TO press
without delay and will be published early Il p
preaching spring. As limited number of copies
will only be printed those who wish TO POSSESS this
ssuaoe work, can secure copy by early subscrp-
The price, to subscribers, will be IS 90 per volume,
boz nd in calf to Non-subscrbers, IS 50
per 70 ume. J. II. NASH,
zen Agent for the Work for Virginia. |