Select Cases in Equity: Argued and Determined in the Court of Common Pleas of the First Judicial District of Pennsylvania, from 1841 to 1850

Pennsylvania. Court of Common Pleas (Philadelphia County)

ISBN 10: 0371440947 / ISBN 13: 9780371440940

Published by HardPress Ltd, 2019

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• Title: Select Cases in Equity: Argued and Determined in the Court of Common Pleas of the First Judicial District of Pennsylvania, from 1841 to 1850
• Publisher: HardPress Ltd
• Publication Date: 2019
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0371440947
• ISBN 13: 9780371440940
• Binding: Paperback / softback
• Condition: New
• Weight: 815 grams

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Select Cases In Equity: Argued And Determined In The Court Of Common Pleas Of The First Judicial District Of Pennsylvania, From 1841 To 1850. This volume presents mid-19th-century Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas equity jurisprudence through case reports and doctrinal discussion. The excerpt focuses on two chancery matters from the 1840s: Bank of Kentucky V. Schuylkill Bank (1846), which addresses whether a Pennsylvania bank could serve as transfer agent for a foreign bank’s stock and the resulting liability for over-issue and fraud, and Holden’s Administrators V. McMakin (1847), which treats wind-up of a commercial partnership, good-will, subscription lists, and the duties of a surviving partner. Across these cases the text explores discovery, jurisdiction, comity, corporate agency, and the proper administration of partnerships and estates. The local notes underline themes: equity as a remedy when legal relief is inadequate, the reach of banks’ agents, inter-state commerce concerns, and the appointment of receivers to liquidate partnership assets. The volume exemplifies 19th-century equity practice, statutory interpretation, and precedent-based reasoning.