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NeCede's

Maxim 8.6.6

No one is heard who advances his own disgrace.

Nemo auditur qui suam allegat turpitudinem.

Source: Jenk. Cent. 16; Broom, Max. 160; 4 Inst. 279 Difficulty 2/5 — Approachable

Explanation

A party who makes contradictory allegations — or who confesses his own wrongdoing in the course of his pleading — destroys his own case.

Where this applies

  • A witness contradicted their own earlier testimony.
  • A party's legal filing admits to facts that destroy their own case.

Legal domains

evidenceprocedural

See also

Cite this maxim

NeCede Max. 8.6.6 — No one is heard who advances his own disgrace. — Jenk. Cent. 16; Broom, Max. 160; 4 Inst. 279 (Nemo auditur qui suam allegat turpitudinem.)

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