court of equity
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“Because it is the unmaking of an agreement, rescission is an extreme remedy and should only be granted by a court of equity when it is ‘clearly warranted,’” the court wrote in the unsigned opinion.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 19, 2025
Said the court: "It is not in the interest of justice for this court of equity to order that she be kept alive against her will."
From Time Magazine Archive
From his chair next to Chief Justice Earl Warren, tiny, pince-nezed Felix Frankfurter observed: "A court of equity would not be beyond its powers to require that the bridge be restored."
From Time Magazine Archive
A treasurer elected for the purpose of receiving and investing funds in his individual name, holds such funds as trustee for the church and is subject as such trustee to a court of equity.
From The Clergyman's Hand-book of Law by Scanlan, Charles M.
A court of equity will reform a contract of insurance on the ground of accident, fraud, and mistake.
From Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman by Bolles, Albert Sidney
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