 | Law reports, digests, etc - 1904 - 1222 pages
...the counsel for the Defendant, referring to Smith v. Cla//, cited the language of Lord Camden, that "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," the Master of the Rolls observed, "That was a bill... | |
 | Law reports, digests, etc - 1900 - 1250 pages
...acting upon conveyances and records of courts. "A court of equity, which is ever active In relief not against conscience or public convenience, has always...demands, where the party has slept upon his rights and acquiesced a great length of time. Nothing can call forth this court into activity but conscience,... | |
 | Law reports, digests, etc - 1901 - 928 pages
...courts of equity to refuse to interfere where there has been gross •Chancery Practice— Laches.— A court of equity, which is never active in relief...public convenience, has always refused its aid to stale demand where the party has slept upon his right, and acquiesced for a great length of time. Nothing... | |
 | United States. Supreme Court, John Chandler Bancroft Davis, Henry Putzel, Henry C. Lind, Frank D. Wagner - Courts - 1902 - 550 pages
...promote diligence on the part of suitors." In Smith v. Clay, 3 Brown Ch. 639, note, Lord Camden said : " A court of equity, which is never active in relief...demands, where the party has slept upon his rights, and acquiesced for a great length of time. Nothing can call forth this court into activity but conscience,... | |
 | Hampton Lawrence Carson - Judges - 1902 - 414 pages
...variety of topics discussed, we find the doctrine laid down by Lord Camden examined and confirmed : that a court of equity, which is never active in relief...demands, where the party has slept upon his rights for a great length of time. Nothing but conscience, good faith, and reasonable diligence can call the... | |
 | United States. Supreme Court, John Chandler Bancroft Davis, Henry Putzel, Henry C. Lind, Frank D. Wagner - Courts - 1902 - 552 pages
...promote diligence on the part of suitors." In Smith v. Clay, 3 Brown Ch. 639, note, Lord Camden said : " A court of equity, which is never active in relief...demands, where the party has slept upon his rights, and acquiesced for a great length of time. Nothing can call forth this court into activity but conscience,... | |
 | Abraham Clark Freeman - Law reports, digests, etc - 1902 - 1064 pages
...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 - Law reports, digests, etc - 1902 - 1068 pages
...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 - Law reports, digests, etc - 1903 - 996 pages
...of Lord Camden are : — " A court of equity, which is never active in a relief against conscience, has always refused its aid to stale demands where the party has slept upon his rights and acquiesced for a great length of time. Nothing can call forth this court into activity but conscience,... | |
 | Law reports, digests, etc - 1902 - 1034 pages
...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... | |
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... and acquiesced for a great length of time. Nothing can call forth this court into activity but conscience, good faith and reasonable diligence. 
