▁of ▁referring ▁issues ▁of ▁fact ▁to ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁Common ▁Law ▁Cour ts ▁of ▁West min ster ▁be ▁tried ▁by ▁a ▁j ury ▁as ▁a ▁fe igned ▁issue . ▁The ▁fe igned ▁issue ▁was ▁to ▁inform ▁the ▁conscience ▁of ▁the ▁court , ▁and ▁could ▁be ▁dis reg arded ▁by ▁the ▁Chan cell or . ▁The ▁fe igned ▁issue ▁was ▁a ▁legal ▁fiction ▁by ▁stating ▁that ▁a ▁w ager ▁contract ▁was ▁laid ▁between ▁two ▁parties ▁interested ▁in ▁respectively ▁maintain ing ▁the ▁aff irm ative ▁and ▁the ▁negative ▁of ▁certain ▁propos itions . ▁The ▁G aming ▁Act ▁ 1 8 4 5 ▁section ▁ 1 9 ▁abol ished ▁the ▁fe igned ▁issue ▁and ▁provided ▁that ▁the ▁issue ▁should ▁the ▁directly ▁state ▁the ▁question ▁of ▁fact ▁in ▁dispute ▁instead ▁of ▁a ▁w ager . ▁The ▁same ▁abol ition ▁occurred ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁by ▁section ▁ 7 2 ▁of ▁the ▁Field ▁Code ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 0 . ▁In ▁W att ▁v ▁Star ke ▁ ▁( 1 8 7 9 ) ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁stated ▁" the ▁ver dict ▁of ▁a ▁j ury ▁upon ▁an ▁issue ▁out ▁of ▁ch anc ery ▁is ▁only ▁advis ory ." ▁Federal ▁Equ ity ▁Rule ▁ 2 3 , ▁effective ▁ 1 9 1 3 , ▁provides ▁in ▁an ▁equ ity ▁case ▁when ▁a ▁question ▁ar ises ▁that ▁is ▁tri able ▁by ▁j ury , ▁a ▁j ury ▁trial ▁is ▁held ▁on ▁the ▁equ ity ▁side ▁without ▁transfer ▁to ▁the ▁law ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁District ▁Court .