Since the merger of courts of law and courts of equity in America in the early 20th century, courts and counsel have sometimes struggled with the differences and when each applies. Four recently argued cases that raise these issues, and how the courts resolve these disputes may bear on how these disparate concepts are thought of and used to obtain justice.In Cade v. Swanigan, No. 5-22-0192, the Illinois Appellate Court, 5th District, will consider whether members of a toxic tort class can state a cause of action against …