| Great Britain. Court of Chancery, William Brown - 1819 - 624 頁
...open to argument. A court of equity, which is never active in relief against conscience, or pub* lie convenience, has always refused its aid to stale demands,...right, and acquiesced for a great length of time. — Noth.nj c»n call forth this Court into activity, but conscience, good faith, and rcaionatile ilili... | |
| Virginia. Supreme Court of Appeals, William Munford - 1819 - 646 頁
...cited in Bro. Ch. cases 639. He says, "A Court of Equity, which is never active in relief "against conscience, or public convenience, has always "refused its aid to stale demands, where a party has slept " upon his right, and acquiesced for a great length of time. "Nothing can call this... | |
| Henry Maddock - 1820 - 788 頁
...relinquish it (a-). " A Court of Equity," says Lord Camden, " which is never active in relief against conscience or public convenience, has always refused...acquiesced for a great length of time. Nothing can (r) Martin v. Heathcote, (3rd edit.) he seems to concur. Feb. 8th, 1763, MS. (u) See Hercy against... | |
| Great Britain. Court of Chancery, William Brown - 1820 - 508 頁
...argument. A court of equity which is never active in relief against conscience, or public comenicncc, has always refused its aid to stale demands, where the party has slept upon hi> right and acquiesced for a great length of time. Nothing ran call forth this court into activity,... | |
| John Joseph Powell - 1822 - 648 頁
...and acted upon it. "A court of equity," says Lord Camden, " which is never active in relief against conscience or public convenience, has always refused...Nothing can call forth this court into activity but eoutcience, g»od faith, and reasonable diiigence ; where these are wanting, the court U passive, and... | |
| John Joseph Powell - 1822 - 620 頁
...and acted upon it. " A court of equity," says Lord Camdcn, " which IB never active in relief against conscience or public convenience, has always refused...and acquiesced for a great length of time. Nothing cau call forth this court into activity but conscience, good faith, and reasonable diligence ; where... | |
| Great Britain. Court of Chancery, Edward Jacob, John Walker - 1823 - 622 頁
...upon general principles of their own, even where there was no analogous statutable bar, refused relief to stale demands, where the party has slept upon his...right, and acquiesced for a great length of time; and, secondly, that whenever a bar has been fixed by statute to the legal remedy in a court of law,... | |
| Henry Maddock - 1827 - 516 頁
...relinquish it (я). " A Court of Equity," says Lord Camden, " which is never active in relief against conscience or public convenience, has always refused its aid to stale demands, where the party has (n) Clarering v- Westley, 3 P. Wms. (s) 6 TR 189. 403. Note (g.) (0 Doleraine against Browne, 3 Bro.... | |
| Richard Whalley Bridgman - 1828 - 786 頁
...upon general principles of their own, even where there was no analogous statutable bar, refused relief to stale demands, where the party has slept upon his right, and acquiesced for a great length of time ; and secondly, that whenever a bar has been fixed by statute to the legal remedy in a court of law,... | |
| North Carolina. Supreme Court - 1828 - 452 頁
...affording a consciousness that it was satisfied, or an intention to relinquish it. " The Court will not aid stale demands, where the party has slept upon his right, and acquiesced for a great length of time ; the activity of the Court can only be awakene.'l by conscience, good faith, and reasonable di"e ;... | |
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