 The test," says Judge Duncan in Swan v. Scott, 11 Serg. & R. 164, "whether a demand connected with an illegal transaction is capable of being enforced at law, is whether the plaintiff requires the aid of the illegal transaction to establish his case.  The Atlantic Reporter - Page 3611910Full view - About this book
 | Law reports, digests, etc - 1885 - 754 pages
...v. Randall (4). But in the present case the illegal purpose seems to have been effected. BRETT, MR The test whether a demand connected with an illegal...enforced at law, is whether the plaintiff requires any aid from the illegal transaction to establish his case : Simpson v. Bloss. (5)] In Cripps v. Hartnoll... | |
 | Isaac Grant Thompson - Law reports, digests, etc - 1885 - 912 pages
...many succeeding cases, that the test whether a demand connected with an illegal transaction can be enforced at law, is whether the plaintiff requires...of the illegal transaction to establish his case. About this rule there is no special obscurity, and if there were any such obscurity, it may be readily... | |
 | 1888 - 234 pages
...Sec. 52, PL 396. The test whether a demand connected with an illegal transaction can be enforced in law is whether the plaintiff requires the aid of the illegal transaction to establish his case. Swan vs. Scott, 1 1 S. and R., 155; Hippie vs. Rice, 26 Pa. St. R., 406 ; Fisher vs. Himes, 5 Id, 452.... | |
 | Law - 1885 - 524 pages
...the contract and aid the party in recovering the consideration. The test, however, is whether or not the plaintiff requires the aid of the illegal transaction to establish his case: Swan v. Scott, 11 S. & II., 15,5; Hippie v. Rice, 28 Pa. St., 406; Bonesleil v. Sullivan, 8 Out,, 14.... | |
 | Law reports, digests, etc - 1894 - 1150 pages
...the illegal nature of the original transaction will not be inquired into. The test, however, as to whether a demand connected with an illegal transaction...the illegal transaction to establish his case. If the plaintiff cannot open his case without showing that he has broken the law, a court will not assist... | |
 | Law reports, digests, etc - 1905 - 1156 pages
...an illegal transaction, a court of justice will not aid its enforcement. It Is sometimes said that the test whether a demand connected with an illegal...enforced at law is whether the plaintiff requires any aid from the illegal transaction to establish his case. This test was given in Simpson v. Bloss... | |
 | New York (State). Court of Appeals, George Franklin Comstock, Henry Rogers Selden, Francis Kernan, Hiram Edward Sickels - Law reports, digests, etc - 1886 - 778 pages
...(Stockham v. StocMiam, 32 Md. 196.) The test, whether a demand connected with an illegal transaction can be enforced at law, is, whether the plaintiff requires...of the illegal transaction to establish his case. (Armstrong v. Taber, 11 "Wheat. 258 ; Ogden v. Barker, 18 Johns. 87 ; Seidenbender \. Charles, 4 S.... | |
 | Law reports, digests, etc - 1887 - 972 pages
...no application. The test whether a demand connected with an illegal transaction can be enforced in law is whether the plaintiff requires the aid of the illegal transaction to establish his case. Swan v. Scott, 11 Serg. & K. 155; Hippie v. Rice, 28 Pa. St. 406. If any part of an indisputable contract... | |
 | George Brubaker Kulp, Joseph D. Coons, Wesley E. Woodruff - Law reports, digests, etc - 1886 - 576 pages
...22, 1874, in reference to foreign corporations. In Holt v. Green, 23 PFS 200, our Supreme Court say " the test whether a demand connected with an illegal transaction is capable of being enforced by law, is, whether the plaintiff requires the aid of the illegal transaction to establish his case.... | |
 | Isaac Grant Thompson - Law reports, digests, etc - 1886 - 926 pages
...•' the test, whether a demand connected with an illegal transaction is capable of being enforced by law, is whether the plaintiff requires the aid of the illegal transaction to establish his VOL. LII — 68 Douthitt v. Applegate. case; " and the case of Holt v. Green, 73 Penn. St. 198; sc,... | |
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