(A) Courts that provide remedies other than strict monetary damages, such as the granting of injunctions and specific performance. Such courts existed separately but are now superseded by specialized courts such as the Federal Bankruptcy Court. (B) A court of equity is one which administers justice, where there are no legal rights, or legal rights, but courts of law do not … [Read more...]

In English law. The principal of the forest courts. … [Read more...]

An expression applied especially to the court of exchequer Chamber and the house of lords, as taking cognizance of error brought Mozley A Whitley. It is applied in some of the United States to the court of last resort in the state; and in its most general sense denotes any court having power to review the decisions ef lower courts on appeal, error, certiorari, or other process. … [Read more...]

A Scotch court of general criminal jurisdiction of all offenses committed in any part of Scotland, both to try causes and to review decisions of Inferior criminal courts. It Is composed of five lords of session with the lord president or justice-clerk as president. It also has appellate jurisdiction in civil causes involving small amounts. An appeal lies to the house of lords. … [Read more...]

The court of last resort in the state of New Jersey is so named. Formerly, the same title was given to the highest court of appeal In New York. High court of errors and appeals. The court of last resort in the state of Mississippi. … [Read more...]