Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-02-18

which existed in the times Of the rudors
and Stewsfts. ard which were elaborated
by the Learning Of Saunders, Coke and
Haze. We have only psrsisIly liberated
ourselves from system Of ples dings SO
rapiste in redasd distinction th.s srbi rary
tecanicalites that the logic of
tae schoolmen seems simple by
comparison and whose merits, no. =
ever great, system Of formal logic
could not survive the tsrdy recog li,i9n, ,hel
under it operations, form often supplsuted
substance and the interests Of suffers were
sacrificed TO the sub'lety Of the plesders
And yes so grest 10 the reverence for these
ancient forms. so much are they supposed
to sihere in the nature Of things, that {
will seem 10 many as lacking 10 q proper
spprs citation OF the monume ITS IF the pas
to speak Of them ia other than terms OF
respect.
Ouc adherence to English prece'arts and
idesls bss bssa 80 strict that We have pei
peusted the distinctions ostAsei law and
equity rs II there were soma natural dife =
ence between ihem, which a-sigae item
to different cstssories and T, quired different
instrumentslites for their administration
And yet the two are bus parts Of one
system and supplement ssch her and their
separate growth is due to the peculiar con-
ditions under whicn the jurisprudence Of
England was developed
Mt till English Jurisprudence outgrew
the marrow limitations OF the fe udal sy ste N
and TOOK on scmsihng Of ,he lsrger growth
of the civil Law, oii equitable jurisdiction
and doctrines assume their normal import
auce in the development If English la@.
Tho NJ duo 20
milton Of the lmiaIons and defects of the
comm IN lsT and today We recognize the
faci thai ,Quty is the mJst elastic
power, C mprehe lsive ard valuable feature
OF oug judi sy stem, snd yet our dIstrust
vi it has been 40 great IN the past, that not
uulii the yssr 1874 did the Le sislsture cor
Ter upoa the Supreme Judicisl Court Of
tn State full eq i,rv Jurisdiction, snd to-
cay we are still suffering from strict ad-
| he reuce, 10 the ariiticlsl distinctions be
Go cen IA sc rs1 sVste ma shicl are larseiy
due t. the jeslous,es AID ssnt of harmony
which enli:ted bctreeu The courts Of equity
aud common law in England and which
are perpetua;ed ny Gus system Of prJce-
duTe.
Mainly by jIiicisl legislation have eqnit
a5ls defences which are in the hIgaesf
degree meritOriou. gained foo i lg in GEM
mon law sc,i1ns and that Only 10 YER,
limited extent, and yei II would be difficult
to state od Theoretical grounds Why the
diatiGc !o2s betse, n Il ese two ays'ema
should be n'inued, especially when b 9Th
s. stems ale sdmi 1serei by the same court,
There i. NO Dstutsl reason based upon the
grou1ds Of c1mp,rlive jlri prudence for
the distinction, and tie bleeding of Oh. to
syete ms under more sim, fed forms OF
pleadi"gs, which would elm nate tie { b 90
e:a fscdons and useless techaalllies OF our
present system AMI voul not CT iy
be consistent with the practice Of
other nstiors, hut pr@mot!ve Of
justtce and The righ's Of suitors We mus.
not forget that in our adherence to these
ancient formulas, re have uot even the
support Of the country from which they
were derived. The spe'kar hen DIV lit ou
So examination of VIVA. IS k'nrn ss the
Er shsn slrrlme cou't of JUL azure ac.,
passed Ia 1873. a. squeezing reforms worthy
Of our cousIiera,iUA
Mr. LIBBY res i from h l--S ling N eas-
W. that sent "a If . i o 1875 Ia + s1d
and has beeA IL ntLi u trom lue 10 me
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systeEs ana hsP7 ~ pow 10 give the
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PROCEDURE OF hlethol OF Tai Ss vas found
e1pea'en' IN essen nafucHi'r ca'e. A. o ar
.7g upon tie sue'r'- CT an H." syeieiD II
E9gisnd' desire To q 't'- me olidiona OF Il
IL" CT the ms en- eh' T. '|l'h JUICES.
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IN 'h' A'u'e q ''''s ~ 'r'o, sal l.
AAe great enHhee ehec'ea of '1e Juolcstufe
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november last ana an oouha 10 say mat
every dsy when mas passed mas salshe
me OF the Sisooih OF fatiamsH' IN INTRO
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