 Nothing can call forth this court into activity but conscience, good faith, and reasonable diligence. Where these are wanting, the court is passive, and does nothing.  American Law Magazine - Sida 1961844Obegränsad förhandsgranskning - Om den här boken
 | 1887 - 1070 sidor
...claim, or the evidence that would overthrow it. "Equityalways refuses relief to stale demands. When a party has slept upon his rights for a great length...activity but conscience, good faith, and reasonable dilligence; laches and neglect are always discountenanced." Smith \.Clay,'3 Brown, Ch. 640. The reasons... | |
 | 1902 - 1252 sidor
...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...good faith, and reasonable diligence. Where these are wantin?, the court is passive, and does nothing." This quotation has been frequently quoted, and generally... | |
 | 1908 - 1068 sidor
...Lord Camden In Smith v. Clay, Amb. 645 (3 Bro. Ch. 640, note): "Nothing can call forth this court In activity, but conscience, good faith, and reasonable...Is passive and does nothing. Laches and neglect are discountenanced, and therefore from the beginning of this court there was always a limitation to suits... | |
 | 1910 - 1386 sidor
...defense, and the theory upon which It is sustained In equity is 'that nothing can call a court of equity Into activity but conscience, good faith, and reasonable...wanting, the court Is passive, and does nothing.' In this case the appellant has brought a suit to quiet title, and is directly seeking to use It for... | |
 | 1921 - 1204 sidor
...grantor, trine announced by Lord Camden in Smith v. Clay, 3 Brown, Ch. 638, in the following language: "Nothing can call forth this court into activity but...conscience, good faith, and reasonable diligence." This court also took occasion to reiterate the following maxim of law: The following cases also support... | |
 | Oregon. Supreme Court, William Wallace Thayer, Joseph Gardner Wilson, Thomas Benton Odeneal, Julius Augustus Stratton, William Henry Holmes, Reuben S. Strahan, George Henry Burnett, Robert Graves Morrow, James W. Crawford, Frank A. Turner, Bellinger, Charles Byron - 1887 - 654 sidor
...the assertion of an adverse right." (Hayward v. Nat. Bank, 93 US 611.) "Nothing," said Lord Camden, " can call forth this court into activity but conscience, good faith, and reasonable diligence. When these are wanting, the court is passive and does nothing. Laches and neglect are always discountenanced."... | |
 | 1888 - 890 sidor
...has always refused its aid to stale demands, where the party has slept upon his rights, or acquiesced for a great length of time. Nothing can call forth...is passive and does nothing; laches and neglect are ahvavs 893 discountenanced; and, therefore, from the beginning of this jurisdiction there was also... | |
 | 1909 - 1286 sidor
...principle is stated with great force and clearness by Lord Camden in Smith v. Clay, 2 Ambl. 6-15 : 'Nothing can call forth this court into activity but...is passive and does nothing. Laches and neglect are discountenanced, and, therefore, from the beginning of this court, there was always a limitation to... | |
 | Arkansas. Supreme Court - 1911 - 680 sidor
...defense, and the theorv upon which it is sustained in equity is 'that nothing can call a court of equity into activity but conscience, good faith and reasonable...wanting, the court is passive, and does nothing.' In this case the appellant has brought a. suit to quiet title, and is indirectly seeking to use it... | |
 | 1927 - 294 sidor
...the enforcement of rights. The general principle is that nothing can call forth the court of chancery into activity but conscience, good faith, and reasonable...are wanting, the court is passive and does nothing. The doctrine is founded principally on the equity maxims, 'He who seeks equity must do equity' ; 'He... | |
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