 | George Spence - 1846 - 708 σελίδες
..."When this is said," that is, that the plaintiff must himself be exempt from the charge of depravity, "it does not mean a general depravity, it must have an immediate and neceanary relation to the equity sued for, it must be a depravity in a legal, as well as a moral, sense."... | |
 | Frederick Thomas White, Owen Davies Tudor - 1859 - 924 σελίδες
...principle which applies to this case. It is not laying down any principle to say, that his ill conduct disables him from having any relief in this court....mean a general depravity; it must have an immediate P ^OQ -| and necessary relation to the equity sued for ; it must be a depravity in a legal, as well... | |
 | Thomas Spence - 1864 - 456 σελίδες
...— Explain and illustrate the maxim : Equality is equity. Q. — Explain and illustrate the maxim : A. man must come into a Court of Equity with clean hands. Q. — A. seised in fee of an estate demises it for seven years ; and the lease contains a clause empowering... | |
 | Frederick Thomas White - 1876 - 726 σελίδες
...principle which applies to this case. It is not laying down any principle to say, that his ill conduct disables him from having any relief in this court....a man must come into a court of equity with clean hauds : but when this is said, it does not mean a general depravity ; it must have an immediate and... | |
 | United States. Circuit Court (6th Circuit), William Searcy Flippin - 1882 - 836 σελίδες
...the plaintiff in other matters, or questioning his general character for fair dealing. Bisph. Eq. 61. It does not mean a general depravity; it must have...necessary relation to the equity sued for; it must be depravity in a legal as well as moral sense. Deering v. Winehelsea, 1 Cox, Ch. 318; Nichols v. Cabe,... | |
 | Frederick Scott Wait - 1884 - 808 σελίδες
...in other matters, or questioning his general character for fair dealing.1 The rule does not refer to general depravity ; it must have an immediate and necessary relation to the equity in suit ; it must be depravity in a legal as well as moral sense.2 It may be observed of this case... | |
 | David Shephard Garland, James Cockcroft, Lucius Polk McGehee, Charles Porterfield - 1898 - 1208 σελίδες
...gaming, and had been privy to his disobedience of orders from his superiors, Ld. Ch. B. Eyre saying: "A man must come into a court of equity with clean...depravity in a legal as well as in a moral sense." If the default of the principal, a corporation, is caused by the misapplication of funds by its manager,... | |
 | Arthur Adelbert Stearns - 1903 - 780 σελίδες
...circumstances which could work a disability in the Plaintiff to support his demand, it must be on the maxim, ' that a man must come into a court of Equity with clean hands ' ; but general depravity is not sufficient. It must be pointed to the act upon which the loss arises, and... | |
 | Arthur Adelbert Stearns - 1907 - 712 σελίδες
...circumstances which could work a disability in the plaintiff to support his demand, it must be on the maxim, " that a man must come into a court of equity with clean hands;" but general depravity is not sufficient. It must be pointed to the act upon which the loss arises, and... | |
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If this can be founded on any principle, it must be, that a man must come into a Court of Equity with clean hands ; but when this is said, it does not mean a general depravity ; it must have an immediate and necessary relation to the equity sued for ;... 
