Federal equity
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From 237 U.S. 101 - Joseph Guffey v. James a Smith · 1915Most cited · 354 citing opinions
By the legislation of Congress and repeated decisions of this court it has long been settled that the remedies afforded and modes of proceeding pursued in the Federal courts, sitting as courts of equity, are not determined by local laws or rules of decision, but by general principles, rules, and usages of equity having uniform operation in those courts wherever sitting.