| Horace Binney, Pennsylvania. Supreme Court - Law reports, digests, etc - 1809 - 676 pages
...positive law of this country, there the court says he has no right to be assisted. It is upon this ground the court goes, not for the sake of the defendant, but because they will not lend their aid to web. a plaintiff. Where both are equally in the wrong, potior tit conditio defendentis." These observations... | |
| New Jersey. Court of Chancery - Law reports, digests, etc - 1891 - 700 pages
...transgression of a positive law of this country, there the court says he has no right to be assisted. It is upon that ground the court goes ; not for the sake of the Pennington v. Todd. defendant, but because they will not lend their aid to such a plaintiff." But when... | |
| Joseph Chitty - Contracts - 1834 - 850 pages
...transgression of a positive law of this country, there the court says he has no right to be assisted. It is upon that ground the court goes, not for the sake of the defendant. (e) Ante, 90. to a negotiable instrument may im(/) 2 Wils. 347. peach it for want of a stamp, &e. and... | |
| Joseph Chitty - Contracts - 1841 - 1040 pages
...transgression of a positive law of this country, there the court says he has no right to be assisted. It is upon that ground the court goes, not for the sake...defendant were to change sides, and the defendant were to bring his action against the plaintiff, the latter would then have the advantage of it ; for... | |
| Herbert Broom - Legal maxims - 1845 - 544 pages
...transgression of a positive law of this country, there the Court says he has no right to be assisted. It is upon that ground the Court goes, not for the sake of the defendant, but because they will not (A) Per Lord Kenyon, CJ, Pe- Bing. 639, ante, p. 317. trie v. Hannay, 3 TR 422. (*) 2 Phill. Ev., 8th... | |
| Arkansas. Supreme Court - Law reports, digests, etc - 1858 - 764 pages
...country, then the Court says he has no right to be assisted. It is upon that ground that Courts go, not for the sake of the defendant, but because they will not lend their aid to such a plaintiff." Having laid down the foregoing propositions of law, as well as having given the reasoning and illustrations... | |
| Patrick Shaw - Contracts - 1847 - 358 pages
...transgression of a positive law of this country, then the Court says he has no right to be assisted. It is upon that ground the Court goes; not for the sake...they will not lend their aid to such a plaintiff. Where both are equally in fault, potior est conditio defendentis." 2. HODGSON v. TEMPLE, 1813 (Com.... | |
| Georgia. Supreme Court - Equity - 1848 - 712 pages
...transgression of a positive law of this country, then the Court says he has no right to be assisted. It is upon that ground the Court goes, not for the sake of the defendant, but because it will not lend its aid to such a plaintiff. So if the plaintiff and defendant should change sides,... | |
| Georgia. Supreme Court - Equity - 1849 - 680 pages
...Adams vs. Barrett. tive law of this country, there the Court says he has no right to bo assisted. It is upon that ground the Court goes — not for the sake of the defendant, hut because they will not lend their aid to such a plaintiff. So, if the plaintiff and defendant were... | |
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