An Illegal Contract

Tuapeka Times, Volume XLIV, Issue 5970, 17 August 1912, Page 1

An Illegal Contract

NO HTCIWHKS AT I.AW. SVDNK.V, August i:i. An Eqiiitv Court i'iv-e to-dav. in which an i-m;in'MT sought oil adjustment of accounts in rcgaixl to *i contract in which lie hail been a partner with a contractor fur Certain public works, drew some strong comments from Mr Justice liich, ivlio <[Uote<l authorities to show that in such <l cas-c personal interest conflicted with duty. He added that it w :l s no part of the dutv of a court of justicn to «id in cither can-vine nut an illegal contract, or in dividing the proceeds thereof. A person entrrini:' into a reprehensible contract (( f that kind could expect no relief from anv Court of Equity.