Anonymous (1557-1602) Cary 12

JurisdictionEngland & Wales
Judgment Date01 January 1602
Date01 January 1602
CourtHigh Court of Chancery

English Reports Citation: 21 E.R. 7

HIGH COURT OF CHANCERY

Anonymous

Mews' Dig. tit. Maxims.

CAEY, 12. ANONYMOUS 7 [12] anonymous. Things left to the conscience of the party.--Sometimes equity helpeth a man to that for the which there is no law of man provided (folio 85, ibid.). Sometimes equity follows the meaning of the parties in their contract (86, ibid.), where a common inconvenience will follow, if the common law be broken, there the Chancery shall not help, (155). For albeit the party cannot with a good conscience take the advantage of sundry things to which he comes, yet the Court of Conscience is not thereby bound to help the other, but must leave some things to the conscience of the party himself...

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