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'''Equity''' is the law that developed in [[England]] in the [[Court of Chancery]] prior to 1873 (at which point the [[Judicature Act]] gave the courts jurisdiction in both common law and equity).  It developed largely as a reaction to the strict rules enforced in the [[common law]] courts.  Although initially more flexible than the common law (thus prompting the famous remark by [[John Selden]] that “Equity varies with the length of the Chancellor’s foot”) equity has become more fixed over time.

'''Equity''' is the law that developed in [[England]] in the [[Court of Chancery]] prior to 1873 (at which point the [[Judicature Act]] gave the courts jurisdiction in both common law and equity).  It developed largely as a reaction to the strict rules enforced in the [[common law]] courts.  Although initially more flexible than the common law (thus prompting the famous remark by [[John Selden]] that “Equity varies with the length of the Chancellor’s foot”) equity has become more fixed over time.

In the [[United States]] the [[Federal government]] and most of the [[State government]]s have merged their equitable and common law courts.

In the [[United States]] the [[Federal government]] and most of the [[State government]]s have merged their equitable and common law courts.  But principles of '''equity''' remain very important in many legal doctrines, such distinguishing when a [[plaintiff]] has a right to a jury under the [[U.S. Constitution]].

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