THE COURT OF EQUITY.
REPREIIEXSIBL E CONTRACT CASE. By Cable—Press Association—Copyright. Received 13, 9.45 p.m. Sydney, August 13. The Equity Court cast 1 , wherein an exOovernment engineer sought for an adjustment of accounts m a contract in which lie had Wen a partner with the contractor ill certain public works drew strong comments from Mr. Justice Rich, lie quoted authorities that in such a case interest conflicted with duty, and added that it was no part of -the duty of a court of justice to aid either the carry ing out of an illegal contract or dividing the proceed* thereof. A person entering into a reprehensible contract of this kind could expect no relief from a court of equity.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 74, 14 August 1912, Page 5
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119THE COURT OF EQUITY. Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 74, 14 August 1912, Page 5
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