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Decr 1806
Evidence
In the remote parts of the Russian empire, soldiers being
there more plenty than good looks, these Soldiers succeeding one
another in the station character of lieutenants, compose together a succedaneum to a lock and key. This is matter of fact.
In English juris one of the points in Hognath's marriage
a la mode, a machine of terrific complexity for
designed as a substitute to a cork-screw, is given as a
specimen of French genius. This was satyre.
In English jurisprudence practice leaves satyre behind satyre may strum ever so hard
it. practice goes beyond it.
Your title depends upon a deed: Titius has it in his possession.
Is Titius is he unconcerned in the suit? You bring
your motion at Common Law, you require his attendance
at the trial by an instrument called a Sub-poenâ – he
attends or does not attend accordingly.
Is he a party his station that of a party – the person – the Defendant against whom you want
to bring your action? You commence by By way of a strong-stomach, you treat him with an Equity
suit. You file against him a Bill called a Bill of Discovery:
this Bill does what is done by the Subpoenâ in the other case
by the Subpoenâ. This suit ended, if ended in your favour
you are in readiness to commence your action at law, as in
the other case.
From one if two persons, you are which, money is due
to you. Bring your action at law against the wrong one, you lose your
money: at any rate that chance of it. To save yourself from that
risk, you may have in some cases, but to a very inadequate extent, the
privilege of bringing your Bill in Equity: when you have thus discovered
your debtor, then, to make him pay, then comes your action at law.
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