Affiliated Enterprises, Inc. v. Waller
Superior Court of Delaware
1Opinion of the Court
Layton, C. J.,
delivering the opinion of the Court:
It is accepted as a legal truth that the law will not lend its aid to a claim founded on its own violation. If, then, the plan or scheme, which is the substance of the contract declared on, is in violation of the statute, the plaintiff will unavailingly seek the protection of the Court.
There was a time when lotteries were entirely legal in this State, so much so that it was held that lottery tickets sold were properly chargeable in a book account. Gregory & Co. v. Bailey’s Adm’r, 4 Harr. 256. A changed public opinion resulted in the…
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2Cases cited35 opinions
- Wisconsin & Michigan Railway Co. v. PowersSupreme Court of the United States · 1903
- Allegheny College v. National Chautauqua County Bank of JamestownNew York Court of Appeals · 1927
- City of Wink v. Griffith Amusement Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1936
- Glover v. MalloskaMichigan Supreme Court · 1927
- Yellow-Stone Kit v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1889
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3Cited by39 opinions
- Federal Communications Commission v. American Broadcasting Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1954
- State of Alabama v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1962
- State v. JonesNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1940
- Danby v. Osteopathic Hospital Ass'n of DelawareCourt of Chancery of Delaware · 1953
- National Football League v. Governor of the DelawareDistrict Court, D. Delaware · 1977
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