Excerpt from The Origin and Philosophy of the Suit in Equity The reason why two courts existed side by side for many years in English-speaking countries, one called a court of law and one a court of chancery (or a court of equity), is not always clearly understood, even by experienced lawyers; and the reason why we still'. Speak of a court of equity and an action in equity, . Although there is in most of our states but one court using but one form of action, is also a matter on which there is more or less confusion of thought. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.