Institutes of the Jurisdiction and Pleadings of the High Court of Chancery

in:s'^:i^ii^mms^ ■OF Tij: Jurisdiction yM^ and PleMmas ■of. Olnrttpll ICaui Bt\)aa{ ICtbrary ilaraljaU lEquttg OloUertion (gift nf E. 3. iUaratjaU, Cffi. 1. 1894 CORNELL UNIVERSITY LIBRARY ^ /m ^ INSTITUTE JUEISDICTION MD OP THE EQUITY JUEISPEUDENCE AND PLEADINGS HIGH COURT OF CHANCERY; jFovm» U0eli in ^vattitt, AND WITH A COI^CISE VIEW OF THE EQUITY JUEISDICTION OF THE COUNTY COURTS. BY WILLIAM GKIFFITH, ESQ., B.A., B ABBI STEB-AT-Xi AW. LONDON: H. SWEET, 3, CHANCERY LA]SrE, FLEET STREET, Sain JSooitscUei anil iPutilieiin. (o^^TO roNDON: PRINTED BY C. KOWOKTH AND SONS, NEWTON STREET, HIGH HOLBORH. PREFACE. In venturing to adopt thes title given by the Emperor Justinian to one of his much celebrated law reforms, I have intended to exhiI;jit the character of the present treatise as an educational manual. I have attempted to excite the attention of the student by interesting historical information, to assist his apprehension by conciseness, to strengthen his judgment by giving to each principle its proper weight, and to facilitate his recollection by logical and scientific arrangement. In citing cases and other authorities I have not sought to prove what is universally admitted; and when it seemed necessary to substantiate a rule or principle, or their working, I have avoided incumbering the memory by multiplying references. I have consulted most, if not…