Michigan Court of Chancery

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

No.	Image	Name	Term
1		Elon Farnsworth	1836–1842
2		Randolph Manning	1842–1846
3		Elon Farnsworth	1846–1847

See also

• New York Court of Chancery
• Delaware Court of Chancery

References

1. 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.
2. 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.