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Today four states still have separate courts for law and equity, although merger in some states is less than complete.[17] Delaware is one notable example, as its Court of Chancery is where most cases involving Delaware corporations are decided. Some other states (such as Illinois and New Jersey) have separate divisions for legal and equitable matters in a single court. Although Virginia consolidated the two courts in 2006,[18] it maintains much of the same actions and remedies. Besides corporate law, which developed out of the law of trusts, areas traditionally handled by chancery courts included wills and probate, adoptions and guardianships, and marriage and divorce.

After U.S. courts merged law and equity, American law courts adopted many of the procedures of equity courts. The procedures in a court of equity were much more flexible than the courts at common law. In American practice, certain devices such as joinder, counterclaim, cross-claim and interpleader originated in the courts of equity. Also, the modern class action evolved out of the equitable doctrine of virtual representation, which enabled a court of equity to fully dispose of an estate even though it might contain contingent interests held by persons which the court did not have direct jurisdiction over.

portaprokoss wrote:Is this right?

Courts at common law: king's bench, common pleas, exchequer
Courts of equity: chancery

TTH wrote:If you have a professor who cares whether or not you know this, he or she should be fired.

portaprokoss wrote:Oh....the prof. cares...lol. It's a multiple choice final, not an issue spotter.

Also, the Wikipedia article is irrelevant to my question. I was asking about the actual courts as they existed in England.

So am I the only one who spent property learning about things like "frankalmoign?"

ToTransferOrNot wrote:

portaprokoss wrote:Oh....the prof. cares...lol. It's a multiple choice final, not an issue spotter.

Also, the Wikipedia article is irrelevant to my question. I was asking about the actual courts as they existed in England.

So am I the only one who spent property learning about things like "frankalmoign?"

Your professor should be fired immediately.

daesonesb wrote:Modern property law is actually a relatively fun subject to learn.

portaprokoss wrote:Wow, you guys are really going to be screwed the next time you have to execute a conveyance in feudal england...

Grizz wrote:

ToTransferOrNot wrote:

portaprokoss wrote:Oh....the prof. cares...lol. It's a multiple choice final, not an issue spotter.

Also, the Wikipedia article is irrelevant to my question. I was asking about the actual courts as they existed in England.

So am I the only one who spent property learning about things like "frankalmoign?"

Your professor should be fired immediately.

100% credited. I hate him already.