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" ... court to prevent taking surreptitious advantage of the weakness or necessity of another ; which knowingly to do is equally against conscience as to take advantage of his ignorance ; a person is equally unable to judge for himself in one as the other. "
Pennsylvania State Reports - Page 276
by Pennsylvania. Supreme Court - 1858
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A Treatise on Equity: With the Addition of Marginal References and ..., Volume 1

Henry Ballow, John Fonblanque - Equity - 1820 - 492 pages
...law ; which is, that fraud must be proved, not presumed : but it is wisely established in this court, to prevent taking surreptitious advantage of the weakness...conscience, as to take advantage of his ignorance ; a fourth kind of fraud, his lordship observes, may be collected or inferred, in the consideration of...
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A General Abridgment and Digest of American Law: With Occasional ..., Volume 1

Nathan Dane - Law - 1823 - 728 pages
...which is, that fraud must be proved, not presumed ; but it is presumed in equity, to prevent taking any surreptitious advantage of the weakness or necessity...conscience, as to take advantage of his ignorance : 4. Fraud may be collected in equity from the nature and circumstances of the transaction, as being...
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Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the Supreme Court of ..., Volume 2

Pennsylvania. Supreme Court, Frederick Watts - Law reports, digests, etc - 1835 - 534 pages
...law ; which is, that it must be proved, not presumed ; but it is wisely established in this court, to prevent taking surreptitious advantage of the weakness...person is equally unable to judge for himself in one or the other." It has been thought by some that this doctrine is scarcely reconcilable with the principles...
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Commentaries on Equity Jurisprudence: As Administered in England ..., Volume 1

Joseph Story - Equity - 1839 - 658 pages
...which is, that it must be proved, not presumed. But it is wisely established in the Court of Chancery, to prevent taking surreptitious advantage of the weakness...conscience, as to take advantage of his ignorance. Fourthly, Fraud, which may be collected and inferred, in the consideration of a Court of Equity, from...
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A Practical Treatise on the Law Relating to Trustees: Their ..., Volume 646

James Hill - Trusts and trustees - 1845 - 704 pages
...circumstances, and condition of the parties contracting; a rule which is wisely established by the court to prevent taking surreptitious advantage of the weakness or necessity of another. And 4th, Fraud, collected from the circumstances of the transaction, as being an imposition or deceit...
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The Law Lexicon, Or Dictionary of Jurisprudence: Explaining All the ...

John Jane Smith Wharton - Law - 1848 - 726 pages
...not presumed ; but it is wisely established in this court, tu prevent taking surreptitious advantages of the weakness or necessity of another, which, knowingly...against conscience as to take advantage of his ignorance ; 4lh, fraud may be collected or inferred in the consideration of a court of equity, from the nature...
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A Practical Treatise on the Law Relating to the Specific Performance of ...

Edmund Chisholm-Batten - Contracts - 1849 - 472 pages
...which is, that it must be proved and not presumed, but it is wisely established in equity to prevent surreptitious advantage of the weakness or necessity...conscience as to take advantage of his ignorance" (e~). At law, where the drunkenness is so complete that a man is incapable of knowing what he is about,...
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Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the Supreme Court of ..., Volume 14

William Johnson, New York (State). Supreme Court - Law reports, digests, etc - 1853 - 500 pages
...law, which is, that it must be proved, not presumed; but he adds, " it is wisely established in equity to prevent taking surreptitious advantage of the weakness...person is equally unable to judge for himself in one as the other." The same principles are maintained by Lord Erskine. (13 Ves. jun. 51.) He says, a Court...
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Institutes of American Law, Volume 4

John Bouvier - Law - 1854 - 756 pages
...court of chancery that it will be presumed from circumstances, to prevent surreptitious advantages of the weakness or necessity of another, which, knowingly...person is equally unable to judge for himself in one as the other. 4. A fourth kind of fraud may be collected or inferred, in the consideration of a court...
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Reports of Cases in Law and Equity, Determined in the Supreme ..., Volume 3

Iowa. Supreme Court, George Greene (Reporter) - Law reports, digests, etc - 1857 - 646 pages
...which is, that it must be proved, not presumed. But it is wisely established in the court of chancery, to prevent taking surreptitious advantage of the weakness...conscience, as to take advantage of his ignorance. Fourthly. Fraud may be collected and inferred, in consideration of the court of chancery, from the...
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