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In personam. All civil actions are either in personam or in rem; actions at law in personam are those which seek recovery of damages, etc. so in equity the court acts in personam; thus it will make a decree against a defendant provided he is within the jurisdiction although the subject-matter of the suit may be situate abroad. 'The strict primary decree in this court,' said Lord Hardwicke, 'as a Court of Equity, is in personam', see Penn v. Lord Baltimore, (1750) 1 Ves Sen 444; W. & TLC See IN REM