Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1831-02-10
CONDENSED
English ChancerY Reports.

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j ENyIIL he published in a consecutive series sucl,
~ of the recent Crancery Reports of England
as have not been heretofore published in the United
States.
/ The plan of the work will be similar TO the Con.
dcnSed Reports Of Cases. decided in the Supreme
Court of the United States published by John Crgp:
1t viii be edited by Richard Prters 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 the number
and expense of law books, and particularly of the
heavy cost OF English Chanccry Reports. The present
is an effort to reduce the number of volumes and 10
lessen the expense OF those works least two thirds
Much of the matter Contained u the English Chan
Gerry reports, has no application TO the law or The
practice of Courts, to- the existing state of
things in the United States Cases arising of par
ieu'ar tcnures and cusos upon the construction of
statutes exclusively local and in reference to
rules Of practice peculiar 10 the Courts of England
NIL large portion of Is volumes OF those Re ports
n work, ~ which those matters shall be expunged;
or only preserved by inserting the Syllabus of the
Case; will no; this ,ount, be less useful here
While It is freely conceded that the arguments of
able Counsel, who represent the parties in the cases
decided IN the English Court of Chancery, are ya-
able. both for their learning and ingenuity; it is not
admitted that they are always essential to a proper
understanding OF the decisions of the court in those
The points argued by the counsel if not stated
in the opinion Of the court; may be sometimes renr
cd, and reference to the authorities cited may be
proper but more than these load the volumes and
add very much 70 their cost
la condensng the English Chancery Reports rules
which result from these views will be adopted and
constantly applied. All the cases of general inner
tance and which decide principles of general appiica
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 Vice Chancellor in such cases will be
given. Abstracts of the omitted cases will be made
and L reference TO the pages of the omitted works
from which the taken will be carefully made
The reports with which it is intended to begin the
series of condensed English Chsncery Reports, are
those OF Messrs Simons & Stuart, commencing in
1871 and containing in two volumes, the deci-
'ed N the Vce-Cha 'celor's Courts from that perod
to 1926, when Mr.. Smons became the sole Reporter
In the same volume VII be included the 2nd of Mr.
Russelrs Reports of cases decided in the High Court
of Chancery, in the years 1896 and 1927. The Ist
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
he second volume of the condensed English Chan
Gerry Reports will contain the lst. and End Simon's
Reports of in the Vice Cbanceoi's court and
Sd. and 4ih. Russelrs in the High Court of
hancery; thus bringing down the whole series of De-
cisons to 1928 inclusive.
The subsequent volumes will contain the whole of
the alter Chsncery Decisions, n the High Court of
Chancery in the Vice-Chancellor's Court condensed
hey will be published here, Immediately after their
appearance in England.
The first volume of ,hc work win BE- pu; 10 press
without delay and will be published early in the APP
preaching spring. AS limited number of copies
will only be printed. those who wish possess this
valuable work, copy by early subscFp-
ton.
The price, to subscribers, will be SIS 90 per volume
handsomely boz nd in calf to Non-subscribers, IS 50
per vo ume. J. Ii. NASH,
feb Agent for the Work for Vlrgini a.
NTIRGINIA:-At a Superior Court of Chanoery
' holden at the Capitol in the city of Richmond
the third day Of April. 1880: Damsris Taylor. plf
against Joseph Dudley. admor with the will annexed
of Edmund Taylor, decd, and in his right, and
George H., Virginia NJ Edmund W., and Theodore
V. Taylor, infant children of the said Edmund Taylor
deed, defts
This came this day to be heard on the bill
take fore and WAS nv
the plaintiffs counsc On consideration where of the
court doth order, that the defendant Joseph Dudley
render an account of his administration of the estate
of his tesa'or before one OF the commissioners, who
drec ed examine, state and settle the and
make report thereof to the court, with any
specially stated, deemed pertinent by hmself,
which may be required by the parties to be stated.
4 copy. Testc, WILLIAM G. PENuLEToS, c. c.