This section is from the book "Popular Law Library Vol7 Equity Jurisprudence, Trusts, Equity Pleading", by Albert H. Putney. Also available from Amazon: Popular Law-Dictionary.
Equity, even more than the common law, is opposed to granting relief to a person guilty of fraud, and no person who has secured the making of a contract by fraud can secure specific performance thereof.
"He who comes into equity must come with clean hands."
 
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