In re Wool’s Empirical Analysis

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1 federal appellate · 9 state decisions

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1. ““ The charges made against Wool in the bill of complaint, which formed the only basis of action in that case, were such as, if true, were enough to render him deserving of punishment. If no such suit had been brought, and a complaint had been laid before us against him, a full hearing on evidence taken in some adequate way would have been necessary. But no method of examination adopted in summary proceedings could have been so full or suitable as that furnished by the issues and hearing in an equity cause, where the witnesses are examined and cross-examined in such manner as the parties desire, and there is time for an exhaustive scrutiny. After such a hearing there is no very good reason why any further showing on the main facts should be had, unless under circumstances which would justify a rehearing. Accordingly, where the court has itself heard the cause and passed upon the facts, as is done in equity, an order to show cause is properly based on the decree, and might have been incorporated in the decree itself.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Warren v. Connolly