equity jurisdiction
Defined in 2 dictionaries — Case Law, Black's (1910)
Definitions from Case Law
From 321 U.S. 321 - Hecht Co. v. Bowles · 1944Most cited · 2,989 citing opinions
The essence of equity jurisdiction has been the power of the Chancellor to do equity and to mould each decree to the necessities of the particular case. Flexibility rather than rigidity has distinguished it. The qualities of mercy and practicality have made equity the instrument for nice adjustment and reconciliation between the public interest and private needs as well as between competing private claims.
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
This term includes not only the ordinary meaning of the word "jurisdiction," the power residing in a court to hear and determine an action, but also a consideration of the cases and occasions when that power is to be exercised, in other words, the question whether the action will lie in equity. Anderson v. Carr, 65 Hun, 179, 19 N. Y. Supp. 992; People v. Mc-Kane, 78 Hun. 154, 28 N. Y. Supp. 981.
Defined under Equity in Black's Law Dictionary.