· 6/2/1959
City Lincoln-Mercury Co. v. Lindsey
Citations
- 52 Cal. 2d 267
- 73 A.L.R. 2d 1420
- 339 P.2d 851
- 1959 Cal. LEXIS 200
How courts have described this case
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- abuse of car does not estop buyer from asserting illegality of sale contract
- “A party to an illegal contract cannot ratify it, cannot be estopped from relying on the illegality, and cannot waive his right to urge that defense”
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Judges: Gibson
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