Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, 1803

Williams v. Paschall

Williams v. Paschall
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · Decided September 15, 1803 · Shippen
4 U.S. 246 (United States Reports)

Williams v. Paschall

Opinion of the Court

Shippen, Chief Justice.

— We are, unanimously and clearly, of opinion, that the award is good in itself ; and that the plea is bad. As to the equitable power of the court, we are often, for the sake of right, obliged to introduce a chancery relief ; but it is only in cases where we can, by such an interference, do justice to both sides ; never to aid one man at the expense of another. If, too, relief is granted in the case of an award, it must be on a plain error in law or fact, specifically set forth; which is not the present case.

Judgment for the plaintiff.

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