New York common law courts
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New York common law courts were the state’s traditional law courts that handled legal (as opposed to equitable) matters such as damages and criminal cases, in contrast to the separate Court of Chancery.
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
court system
ⓘ
judicial body ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | State of New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | English common law tradition ⓘ |
| contrastedWith | New York Court of Chancery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contrastInRemediesWith |
injunctions (equitable remedies)
ⓘ
specific performance (equitable remedy) ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| decisionType | judgments at law ⓘ |
| didNotPrimarilyHandle |
equitable matters
ⓘ
equity jurisdiction ⓘ |
| distinctFrom | equity courts in New York ⓘ |
| governedBy |
New York common law precedents
ⓘ
New York statutes ⓘ |
| hadJurisdictionOver |
contracts at law
ⓘ
criminal prosecutions ⓘ property disputes at law ⓘ torts ⓘ |
| handledMattersType |
actions at law
ⓘ
civil actions for damages ⓘ criminal cases ⓘ legal matters ⓘ |
| hearingFormat | jury trials (in many cases) ⓘ |
| historicalFunction |
adjudication of legal rights
ⓘ
imposition of legal remedies ⓘ |
| languageOfProceedings | English ⓘ |
| legalSystem | common law ⓘ |
| legalTradition | adversarial system ⓘ |
| operatedAlongside | New York Court of Chancery (historical) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | New York state judiciary (historical) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryFocus | legal rights rather than equitable discretion ⓘ |
| remedyType |
legal remedies
ⓘ
monetary damages ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
19th century
ⓘ
early 19th century New York ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.