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Definition of Equities
1. equity [n] - See also: equity
Lexicographical Neighbors of Equities
Literary usage of Equities
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Treatise on Equity Jurisprudence, as Administered in the United States of by John Norton Pomeroy (1907)
"The "equities" spoken of in this maxim embrace both equitable estates, interests,
... With respect to "equities" considered in this comprehensive manner, ..."
2. A Treatise on the Law of Corporate Bonds and Mortgages: Being the 3d Edition by Leonard Augustus Jones (1907)
"I. equities of Employes. § 579. General Statement.—At the outset it is proper to
state as a general principle, that a fixed legal right under a mortgage ..."
3. The Law and Practice in Bankruptcy Under the National Bankruptcy Act of 1898 by William Miller Collier, William Horace Hotchkiss, Frank Bixby Gilbert, Fred Eugene Rosbrook (1921)
"Subject to all claims, liens, and equities.— ( 1 ) IN GENERAL.— It is well settled
that the trustee takes not as an innocent purchaser, but subject to all ..."
4. The Principles of Equity: A Treatise on the System of Justice Administered by George Tucker Bispham, Joseph Degu McCoy (1916)
"Cases in which these equities are usually applied. 338. Qualifications. 339. ...
Exoneration by implication. after it is paid, in order to protect equities. ..."
5. Handbook of Equity Jurisprudence by James Webster Eaton (1901)
"and remedies, and to conflicting legal and equitable estates and interests in
the same subject-matter.8 EQUAL equities. 38. Order of time controls in all ..."
6. Principles of Contract: A Treatise on the General Principles Concerning the by Frederick Pollock (1889)
"The question whether the holder of such a debenture takes it free from equities
is to be determined by the original intention of the parties. ..."
7. A Treatise on the Law of Judgments: Including the Doctrine of Res Judicata by Henry Campbell Black (1902)
"Further Action necessary to settle the equities. Adopting the rule set forth in
the preceding section, it will now be desirable to give some illustrations ..."
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