Tennessee Superior Court for Law and Equity, 1809

Bell v. Dewoody

Bell v. Dewoody
Tennessee Superior Court for Law and Equity · Decided September 6, 1809 · <italic>Per Curiam.</italic>
1 Tenn. 478
Bell v. Dewoody

Opinion of the Court

Per Curiam.

It is true, that suits at law may be maintained in a case situated like the present. But the court of equity having previously jurisdiction of cases of this nature, their jurisdiction is not taken away by the courts of law having taken cogizance. The jurisdiction of the two courts are *479 now concurrent. * In matters of account, if the legality of a debit or credit be disputed, it is the practice for the court to settle the point of law, and the clerk and master is to make the calculation of the amount and balance.

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See 3 Bro. C. C. 218. Cox vs. Strode, Ct. Appeals, Kentucky, Fall, 1810. 2 Wash. 121. 2 Caine’s C. E. 37. 1 Atk. 128. Newl. 492.

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