An Essay on Equity in Pennsylvania

Download or read book An Essay on Equity in Pennsylvania written by Antony Laussat and published by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd.. This book was released on 2002 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Laussat, Anthony. An Essay on Equity in Pennsylvania. Philadelphia: Published for the Institution, by Robert Desilver, 1826. vi, [7]-157, [2] pp. Reprinted 2002 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. LCCN 00-067115. ISBN 1-58477-139-9. Cloth. $60. * Written in 1825 and submitted as a dissertation to the Law Academy of Philadelphia. Laussat [1806-1833], a Philadelphia lawyer, traces the history of equity in the state, paying particular attention to the influence of Quaker beliefs and English Common Law. Although the work takes as its subject the law of equity in Pennsylvania, he views equity in its most profound sense, as the foundation of moral law. This study received high praise from Chancellor Kent, John Marshall, and George Sharswood. Cohen, Bibliography of Early American Law 4976.