California Codes, Civil Code - CIV, Division 4 — General Provisions, Part 4 — Maxims of Jurisprudence, Section 3517
No one can take advantage of their own wrong.
Notes
Bars a person from taking advantage of that person’s own wrong. The provision states that no one may obtain an advantage from their own wrong, making the person’s own wrongdoing the source from which the prohibited advantage may not be taken.
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