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Cal. Civil Code § 3517 (2026)

Maxims Of Jurisprudence

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No one can take advantage of their own wrong.

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Cited in 118 cases (16 in the last 5 years), 1942–2026 · leading case: City of Colton v. Singletary, 206 Cal. App. 4th 751 (Cal. Ct. App. 2012).
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City of Colton v. Singletary, 206 Cal. App. 4th 751 (Cal. Ct. App. 2012). · cites it 3× “7, *759 subdivisions (b) and (f), and California Civil Code section 3517 and 3521.”
Burch v. George, 866 P.2d 92 (Cal. 1994). · cites it 2× “" (Civ. Code, § 3517.) For the courts to enforce no contest *285 clauses that are used to deprive individuals of their own property would allow the estates and trusts of testators and trustors who have acted wrongly to take advantage of the wrongs of those testators and trustors.”
Wiley v. Cnty. of San Diego, 966 P.2d 983 (Cal. 1998). · cites it 2× “To begin, the public policy reasons articulated in favor of requiring proof of actual innocence are compelling.”
Unzueta v. Ocean View Sch. Dist., 6 Cal. App. 4th 1689 (Cal. Ct. App. 1992). · cites it 2× “Although we are not called upon to redecide Riggs v. Palmer (1889) 115 N.Y. 506 [ 22 N.”
Davcon, Inc. v. Roberts & Morgan, 110 Cal. App. 4th 1355 (Cal. Ct. App. 2003). · cites it 4× “In other words, the dissent relies on a maxim of jurisprudence which states that a person cannot take advantage of his or her own wrong (Civ.Code, § 3517) but the only "wrong" it names is that plaintiffs filed a peremptory challenge.”
Ragland v. U.S. Bank Nat'l Ass'n, 209 Cal. App. 4th 182 (Cal. Ct. App. 2012). “(Civ. Code, § 3517.) Defendants point to the December 2, 2008 letter from Ragland’s attorney as undermining her claim she could make the past due monthly loan payments.”
Turner v. Seterus, Inc., 27 Cal. App. 5th 516 (Cal. Ct. App. 2018). “" ( Civ. Code, § 3517.) On the facts alleged here, the only reason plaintiffs did not make an actual payment of the entire amount of the default was because Seterus's representative, Stacey, told Zeleny that Seterus would not accept that amount to cure the default because…”
California v. Altus Fin. S.A., 540 F.3d 992 (9th Cir. 2008). · cites it 2× “2d 534 (citing cal. Civ. Code § 3517 (“No one can take advantage of his own wrong.”
People ex rel. Harris v. Shine, 16 Cal. App. 5th 524 (Cal. Ct. App. 2017). “" (Civ. Code, § 3517.) The trial court may take this argument into consideration when exercising its equitable discretion on remand.”
Salehi v. Surfside III Condo. Owners Ass'n, 200 Cal. App. 4th 1146 (Cal. Ct. App. 2011). “(Civ. Code, § 3517.) We make one further observation.”
People v. Pearson, 165 Cal. App. 4th 740 (Cal. Ct. App. 2008). “” (Civ. Code, § 3517.) This equitable maxim surely applies where a party intentionally interferes with the truth-seeking function of the court.”
In re Marriage of Nelson, 139 Cal. App. 4th 1546 (Cal. Ct. App. 2006). “(Civ. Code, § 3517 [“No one can take advantage of his own wrong”].”
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