Rede v Farr

JurisdictionEngland & Wales
Date1817
Year1817
CourtCourt of the King's Bench
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5 cases
  • Toepfer (Alfred C.) v Cremer
    • United Kingdom
    • Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
    • March 17, 1975
    ...own wrong" so as to get out of paying more damages. That they cannot be allowed to do. No man can take advantage of his own wrong, see Rede v. Farr (1817) 6 M. & S. 121. It is again kind of estoppel. 49 3. DATE OF DEFAULT 50 Clause 26 says that "in the event of default by sellers entitling ......
  • Alghussein Establishment v Eton College
    • United Kingdom
    • House of Lords
    • May 5, 1988
    ...that a contracting party will not in normal circumstances be entitled to take advantage of his own breach as against the other party. In Rede v. Farr (1817) 6 M. & S. 121, Lord Ellenborough C.J. said, at pp. 124-125: "In this case, as to this proviso, it would be contrary to an universal pr......
  • Harmsworth Pension Funds Trustees Ltd v Charringtons Industrial Holdings Ltd
    • United Kingdom
    • Chancery Division
    • Invalid date
  • Goudriaan v Jenda Corporate Holdings Ltd
    • Ireland
    • High Court
    • August 16, 2019
    ...... . . 35 In Levison, the authors cite the reference in Rede v. Farrar [1817] 6 M and S, p. 121 by Lord Ellenborough, to a: - ‘universal principle of law that a party shall never take ......
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