Lorraine v. Long

Jul 1, 1856
Reporters:
Before:
Heydenfeldt
Mr. Justice Heydenfeldt delivered the opinion of the ‍‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‍Court.

Mr. Chief Justice Murray concurred.

Although a party may set up an equitable defence to ‍‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‍an action at law, his remedy is not confined to that proceeding. He may ‍‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‍let the judgment go at law and file his bill in equity for relief. ‍‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‍Our practice, while it enlarges the field of remedy, does not take away pre-existing ‍‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‍remedies by implication. «

Judgment reversed and cause remanded.