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· 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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