Common Law - ANS_A legal system based on custom and court rulings and judicial decisions
Disdavantages of Common Law - ANS_- Writ System - Individuals get redress for grievances
- Very rigid
- No remedies.
- Insufficient remedies.
- The procedure was restrictive and cumbersome.
Maxims of Equity - ANS_- The state or quality of being just, fair, or impartial; fair and equal treatment;
something that is fair
- Legal maxims that serve as a set of general principles or rules which are said to govern the way in
which equity operates.
Charateristics of Equity Maxims - ANS_- He who seeks the court's aid must abide by the directions of the
court.
- Doesn't assist a volunteer
- Favors only those who pay consideration, except in trust cases.
- Seek equity with clean hands.
- Does not act in vain
- Doesn't want to grant remedies that can't be enforced or orders that can't be obeyed.
Disdavantages of Common Law - ANS_- Writ System - Individuals get redress for grievances
- Very rigid
- No remedies.
- Insufficient remedies.
- The procedure was restrictive and cumbersome.
Maxims of Equity - ANS_- The state or quality of being just, fair, or impartial; fair and equal treatment;
something that is fair
- Legal maxims that serve as a set of general principles or rules which are said to govern the way in
which equity operates.
Charateristics of Equity Maxims - ANS_- He who seeks the court's aid must abide by the directions of the
court.
- Doesn't assist a volunteer
- Favors only those who pay consideration, except in trust cases.
- Seek equity with clean hands.
- Does not act in vain
- Doesn't want to grant remedies that can't be enforced or orders that can't be obeyed.
