Legal Opinion
John Arthur Wager v. Maynard J. Pro
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided October 14, 1976No. 75-1544PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TAMM, Circuit Judge:
John A. Wager, plaintiff-appellant, seeks review of a judgment on the pleadings granted in favor of Maynard J. Pro, defendant-appellee. The trial court ruled that even if Wager’s allegations were taken as true, judgment must be for the defendant. To reach this result the trial court relied upon the basic principle of law that a court will not assist one wrong-doer in taking advantage of another wrong-doer when an illegal or immoral transaction is at the heart of the dispute. Wager v. Pro, 391 F.Supp. 752 (D.D.C.1975). The trial court considered the bribery scheme that…
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