Equitable Law is best described as which of the following?

• A. Originated from England and provides non-money remedies including injunctions
• B. Is created by federal statute
• C. Aims to avoid unjust enrichment by supplementing common law
• D. Has no courts or remedies

Answer: (C)

Equitable law exists to prevent unfair results by adding remedies and principles that the strict rules of common law can’t address. It developed in England to fill gaps where damages alone would be inadequate, offering remedies like injunctions, specific performance, or rescission to ensure fairness. That purpose—avoiding unjust enrichment by supplementing what the ordinary common-law framework provides—best captures what equity is about.

Other descriptions don’t fit as well. Equity isn’t created by federal statute; it originates in the common-law system and operates through courts to grant relief. And it certainly isn’t accurate to say there are no courts or remedies in equity—courts of equity adjudicate and grant equitable relief when needed.