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NeCede's

Maxim 8.5.4

No one acquires a right of action from his own wrongdoing.

Nemo ex proprio dolo consequitur actionem.

Source: Broom, Max. 297; Wing. Max. 131 Difficulty 1/5 — Foundational

Explanation

The law will not reward misconduct — a party who engineers the very situation he complains of has no standing to seek relief.

Where this applies

  • A business owner damaged their own property and now wants to sue the insurance company for the loss.
  • Someone who caused their own problem is trying to get the court to fix it.

Legal domains

equityprocedural

See also

Cite this maxim

NeCede Max. 8.5.4 — No one acquires a right of action from his own wrongdoing. — Broom, Max. 297; Wing. Max. 131 (Nemo ex proprio dolo consequitur actionem.)

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