 | Great Britain. Court of Chancery, John Herman Merivale - 1817 - 1360 pàgines
...have a joint interest must join in an action at law; but in equity, it is sufficient that all parties interested in the subject of the suit should be before the Court, either in the shape of Plaintiffs or of Defendants. Neither do I see how the prohibition of the statute of the 5th Geo. 2. can apply to... | |
 | Edmund Robert Daniell - 1837 - 864 pàgines
...joint interest, most join in an action aa plaintiffs ; but in equity it is sufficient that all parties interested in the subject of the suit should be before the Court either as plaintiffs or defendants ; therefore one of two or more assignees of a bankrupt may sue in equity... | |
 | Joseph Story - 1844 - 970 pàgines
...Grant again says (Wilkins v. Fry, 1 Mer. 262, 1816) ; ' In Equity it is sufficient that all parties interested in the subject of the suit should be before the Court, either in the shape of plaintiffs or of defendants.' " The object of quoting so many authorities for the general rule, is not merely to... | |
 | Joseph Story - 1844 - 1252 pàgines
...Grant again says (Wilkins v. Fry, 1 Mer. 262, 1816) ; ' 1n Equity it is sufficient that all parties interested in the subject of the suit should be before the Court, either in the shape of plaint ills or of defendants.' " The object of quoting so many authorities for the general rule, is... | |
 | Edmund Robert Daniell - 1846 - 848 pàgines
...joint interest, must join in an action as plaintiffs ; but in Equity it is sufficient that all parties interested in the subject of the suit should be before the Court either as plaintiffs or defendants; therefore one of two or more assignees of a bankrupt may sue in Equity... | |
 | Georgia. Supreme Court - 1849 - 680 pàgines
...served, or incurred the penalties of a contempt, by disobeying the process of the Court. When the rule, that all persons interested in the subject of the suit, should be made parties, would include some persons out of the jurisdiction. Equity modifies the form of proceeding.... | |
 | William Leggo - 1876 - 1110 pàgines
...joint interest must join in an action as plaintiffs ; but in Equity it is sufficient that all parties interested in the subject of the suit should be before the Court, either as plaintiff's or defendants ; therefore, one of two or more assignees of a bankrupt may sue in equity... | |
 | 1882 - 730 pàgines
...have a joint interest must join in an action at law ; but in equity it is sufficient that all parties interested in the subject of the suit should be before...Court, either in the shape of plaintiffs or defendants" (c/). A cestui que trust may file a bill to enforce the specific performance of the trust, making the... | |
 | Nova Scotia. Supreme Court, John William Ritchie - 1883 - 626 pàgines
...the question." And in Wilkins v. Fry, 1 Mer., 262, Sir WILLIAM GRANT said; "In equity, all parties interested in the subject of the suit should be before...either in the shape of plaintiffs or defendants." The case of Brinkerhoff v. Brown, 6 John. Ch. R., 150, bears directly on the question involved in this.... | |
 | 1909 - 1286 pàgines
...the money recovered ; the defendant for paying it over after notice. It was In equity a general rule that all persons Interested in the subject of the suit should be made parties, either as plaintiffs or defendants, in order to prevent a multiplicity of suits and secure... | |
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Grant, that, though at law, all persons who have a joint interest must join in an action, yet in equity it is sufficient that all persons interested in the subject of the suit should be before the Court, either in the shape of plaintiffs or defendants. 
