 | Nevada. Supreme Court - Law reports, digests, etc - 1878 - 524 pages
...Lord Mansfield, Opinion of the Court — Hnwley, CJ in Holman v. Johnson (1 Cowp. 341), as follows: "The objection that a contract is immoral or illegal...general principles of policy, which the defendant has tho advantage of, contrary to the real justice, as between him and the plaintiff, by accident, if I... | |
 | John Collyer - Partnership - 1878 - 892 pages
...objection, that a contract is immoral or illegal, sounds, at all times, very ill in the mouth of a defendant. It is not for his sake, however, that the...which the defendant has the advantage of, contrary to the real justice as between him and the plaintiff. The principle being e dolo mala non oritur actio."... | |
 | Isaac Grant Thompson - Law reports, digests, etc - 1879 - 912 pages
...quotes with approval the language of Lord MANSFIELD, in Holman v. Johnson, I Cowp. 341, as follows: "The objection that a contract is immoral or illegal...which the defendant has the advantage of, contrary to the real justice, as between him and the plaintiff, by accident, if I may so say. The principle of... | |
 | John Norton Pomeroy - Contracts - 1879 - 682 pages
...it, (1) See Holman v. Johnson, Cowp. 343, per Lord MANSFIELD : " It is not for the defendant's sake that the objection is ever allowed ; but it is founded...which the defendant has the advantage of, contrary to the real justice between him and the plaintiff— by accident, if I may so say." If an award directs... | |
 | William Evans - Agency (Law) - 1879 - 802 pages
...very ill in the mouth of the defendant. It is not for his sake, however, that the objection is now allowed; but it is founded in general principles of...which the defendant has the advantage of, contrary to the real justice, as between him and the plaintiff, by accident, if I may so say. The principle of... | |
 | Robert Phillimore - International law - 1882 - 752 pages
...times very ill in the mouth " of the defendant. It is not for his sake, however, that the cb" jcction is ever allowed ; but it is founded in general principles...which the defendant has the advantage of, contrary to " the real justice, as between him and the plaintiff, by accident, if " I may so say. The principle... | |
 | Benjamin Russell - 1882 - 618 pages
...defendant. It is not for his sake, however, that the objection is ever allowed, but it is founded on general principles of policy which the defendant has...to real justice, as between him and the plaintiff. If I may so say, the principle of public policy is this: ex dolo malo non oritur actio. No Court will... | |
 | Ontario. High Court of Justice - Law reports, digests, etc - 1882 - 706 pages
...343. " It is not for the defendant's sake that the objection is ever allowed, but it is founded on the general principles of policy, which the defendant has the advantage of. contrary to the reall justice between him and the plaintiff." It is also laid down that where in a suit for specific... | |
 | Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons - Bills, Legislative - 1882 - 340 pages
...very ill in the mouth of the defendant. It is not for his sake, however, that " 'the objection is even allowed, but it is founded in general principles of policy, which " 'the défendent has the advantage of contrary to the real justice as between him and " ' the plaintiff,... | |
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