The Court of Chancery was the court with jurisdiction in cases of equity in the state of Michigan between 1836 and 1847, presided over by a Chancellor. In certain cases, appeal could be made to the Michigan Supreme Court.[1]
The law creating the Court of Chancery took effect July 4, 1836 and it was abolished on March 1, 1847, with its jurisdiction given to the circuit courts.[2] During this time, only two men served as Chancellor.[1] The Chancellor was an ex officio member of the Board of Regents of the University of Michigan.
List of Chancellors of Michigan
- 1836–1842 Elon Farnsworth
- 1842–1846 Randolph Manning
- 1846–1847 Elon Farnsworth
References
- ^ a b Utley, Henry M.; Cutcheon, Byron M. (1906). Michigan as a Province, Territory and State: The Twenty-Sixth Member of the Federal Union. New York: Publishing Society of Michigan. pp. 94–95. OCLC 2078920.
- ^ Farmer, Silas (1884). The History of Detroit and Michigan: Or, the Metropolis Illustrated. Detroit: S. Farmer. p. 191. OCLC 359750.
Further reading
- Harrington, E. Burke (1872). Reports of Cases Determined in the Court of Chancery of the State of Michigan (1836-1842). Detroit: Free Press. OCLC 8268906.