In Re Sutton’s Empirical Analysis
1984
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Applies 28 U.S.C. § 1930 (§ 246 of the Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1978 (Title 11))
Relies on United States v. Kras · Lyell Theatre Corp. v. Loews Corp. · Fase v. Seafarers Welfare & Pension Plan · Briney v. Burley (In Re Burley) · In Re Johnson
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“... equity jurisdiction is as well defined and limited as that of a court of law. It is not an unbridled or unfettered license to fashion relief as seems appropriate to the Chancellor. [Emphasis in original.]”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
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