21. Between 1400 and 1672, chancery developed into a full-fledged court of equity , with flexible procedures similar to ecclesiastical courts. 22. The courts of equity could not bring themselves to decide against a totally innocent ( without notice ) purchaser. 23. In its first Constitution, the Delaware Constitution of 1776, there was no special provision for a court of equity . 24. The law of cestui que tended to defer jurisdiction to courts of equity as opposed to common law courts. 25. In other words, only common law courts and courts of equity could exercise authority over individuals in peacetime England. 26. But a Court of Equity could not give damages, and, unless it can rescind the contract, can give no relief. 27. The Exchequer had superior status over inferior courts of equity , able to take cases from them and countermand their decisions. 28. Together they sat as a court of common law, heard suits in the Court of equity , and settled revenue disputes. 29. Johnson sued in 1927 to receive one-third of the estate, but a court of equity denied his claim in 1930. 30. This was in contrast with the Courts of Equity which were creative in producing novel writs for many new fact situations.
