 ... and acquiesced for a great length of time. Nothing can call forth this court into activity but conscience, good faith, and reasonable diligence; where these are wanting, the court is passive and does nothing. Laches and neglect are always discountenanced...  The Northwestern Reporter - Seite 1821889Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | Abraham Clark Freeman - 1902 - 1064 Seiten
...of perpetual silence upon the lips of his adversary." In Smith v. Clay, Amb. 645, Lord Camden said: "A court of equity, which is never active in relief...conscience or public convenience has always refused its aid toetale demands where the party has slept upon his right, and acquiesced for a great length of time.... | |
 | Abraham Clark Freeman - 1902 - 1068 Seiten
...lips of his adversary." In Smith v. Clay, Amb. 645, Lord Camden said : "A court of equity, which ie never active in relief against conscience or public convenience has always refused its aid téstale demande where the party has slept upon his right, and acquiesced for a great length of time.... | |
 | United States. Supreme Court - 1903 - 996 Seiten
...that case act independently of the statute, and adopt the language of Lord Camden, as follows: — "A court of equity, which is never active in relief...demands, where the party has slept upon his rights, or acquiesced for a great length of time. Nothing can call forth this court into activity but conscience,... | |
 | 1902 - 1034 Seiten
...Caruthers v. Trustees, 12 Leigh 618. See also. Smith v. Thompson, 7 Gratt. HZ. Same — Laches.— A court of equity, which is never active in relief...stale demands, where the party has slept upon his right, and acquiesced for a great length of time. Nothinsr 144 9 LEIGH ATKINSON v. ROBINSON. 394-395... | |
 | James William Norton-Kyshe - 1904 - 432 Seiten
...interposes only according to conscience. — Lord St. Leonards, Birch v. Joy (1851), 3 HLC 598. 33. A Court of equity which is never active in relief...to stale demands where the party has slept upon his right, and acquiesced for a great length of time. Nothing can call forth this Court into activity,... | |
 | 1903 - 1098 Seiten
...639, lord Camden has laid down the principle, on which courts of equity act in such cases: he says, "A court of equity, which is never active in relief...its aid to stale demands, where the party has slept on his rights, and acquiesced for a great length of time. Nothing can call forth this court into activity,... | |
 | John Greene Henderson - 1904 - 1184 Seiten
...recent case 1 said: The law is well settled in this and other states thatr a court of equity will refuse its aid to stale demands where the party has slept upon his rights or acquiesced for a great length of time, and shows no excuse for his delay in asserting his rights.... | |
 | J. C. Wells, Edward Warren Hines, Frank L. Wells, Horace C. Brannin, William Cromwell, William Jefferson Chinn, Walter G. Chapman, William Pope Duvall Bush, Finlay Ferguson Bush, R. G. Higdon, Thomas Robert.. McBeath - 1904 - 1208 Seiten
...announces the principle In these words: "The court of equity has always refused its aid to stale deminds, where the party has slept upon his rights and acquiesced for a grout, length of time. Nothing can call forth this court into activity hut conscience, good faith and... | |
 | M. E. Dunlap (Counsellor at law) - 1905 - 620 Seiten
...upon these facts as a positive bar to relief in equity, for these courts have always refused their aid to stale demands where the party has slept upon...acquiesced for a great length of time. Nothing can call these courts into activity but conscience, good faith, and reasonable diligence. , A court of equity... | |
 | West Virginia. Supreme Court of Appeals - 1905 - 788 Seiten
...appellees. "A court of equity, which is never active in relief of stale demands, will always refuse relief where the party has slept upon his rights and acquiesced for a great length of time. Nothing can call into activity this Court but consciense, good faith and reasonable diligence. Where these are wanting... | |
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