Quote Originally Posted by shikamaru View Post
So .... if you want common law principles, you need to ensure equity conflicts not with common law, else equity shall prevail over common law by historical precedence and custom.

Equity works upon imperfect rights (a right and its corresponding obligation held by different parties). You will need to extinguish others interests in a given res to approximate closer to perfect right and absolute ownership.

Equity is a branch of the Law of Remedies. Equity was initially a remedial body of law. Its principles and influence stem from Roman Civil and Canon Law.

http://www.constitution.org/cmt/ccl/equi_juris.htm


These days though, the rule of One Form prevails as common law (case law).