Delicto - Law Dictionary Search Results
Nemo ex suo delicto meliorem suam conditionem facere potest
Matched in: Term Nemo ex suo delicto meliorem suam conditionem facere potest
Nemo punitur pro alieno delicto
Matched in: Term Nemo punitur pro alieno delicto
trust
title to the property or a property interest of another called also trust de son tort trust ex delicto trust ex maleficio compare resulting trust in this entry 2 : an equitable remedy to prevent unjust enrichment
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ex contractu
ex contractu [Latin] : arising from or based on a contract [damages ex contractu] compare ex delicto
Illegal contract
on Contracts; Odgers on the Common Law. An illegal contract cannot be sued on. See maxim: IN PARI DELICTO MELIOR EST CONDITIO POSSIDENTIS; and CONTRACT; IMPOSSIBILITY.
Immoral contracts
equity will interfere to set it aside if both parties have been equally in fault, for in pari delicto potior est conditio defendentis. Yet a contract under seal, made in consideration of past seduction or cohabitation, can
In aequali jure melior est conditio possidentis
title must recover by his own strength and not by my weakness'.Broom's Leg. Max. and see IN PARI DELICTO, etc.
Manner or mainour
thief is taken with the stolen goods about him-as it were in his hands; that is, in flagrante delicto. In such a case he might be brought into Court, arraigned and tried, without indictment, 4 Bl. Com.
Maritime lien
is a claim which attaches to the res i.e., the ship, freight, or cargo. It may arise ex delicto, e.g., compensation for damage by collision, or ex contractu, for services rendered to the res; but it is
Potior est conditio defendantis
concerned in an illegal transaction, the Court will not help the plaintiff against the defendant. Compare In pari delicto melior est conditio possidentis, (Where both parties are in the wrong the position of the possessor is the
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