Complete, authoritative Victorian-era equity and bankruptcy decisions in one volume.
This edition, edited by George Wirgman Hemming, collects the year-by-year rulings of the Master of the Rolls, the vice-chancellors, and the chief judge in bankruptcy. It presents the law as applied to trusts, estates, mortgages, and related matters, with detailed reporting of cases from the period.
Designed for students, lawyers, and researchers, this volume offers a clear record of outcomes and the legal reasoning behind them. It is a valuable reference for understanding how equity courts tackled complex issues of title, administration, and remedy in the 19th century.
- Extensive coverage of equity and bankruptcy cases from the period, with practical insights into trust, mortgage, and land issues
- Structured case reports that illustrate how guardians of estates and creditors pursued remedies
- Notes on procedural points and statutory context relevant to Victorian jurisprudence
- Indexing and organization to help locate rulings and principles quickly
Ideal for readers of historical law, legal historians, and practicing professionals seeking a window into early equity jurisprudence.