Haines v. Kimble

This case is a lawyer’s dream. Lawyers in this case have already collected more than one million dollars in fees with no end in sight, all due to Ms. Kimble’s improper acts. Lawyers love Latin phrases and here is one that certainly should apply in this case. Nemo ex ¡mo delicto meliorem ¡mam condi-tiouem fa,cere potent, which is one of the ancient equitable maxims and is commonly stated as “no man should profit from his own wrong.” (Literally it translates as no one can make his condition better by his own misdeed). In this case, the majority has ignored the maxim and has rewarded gross and…