Karpinski v. Collins

1967

Court: Court of Appeal of California, First District

Facts: Suit over kickbacks for Grade A milk contracts.

Posture: Appeal from judgment for plaintiff

Issue: How shall we handle this illegal contract

Holding: Affirmed

Rule: The parties are not in pari delicto.

Reasoning: Not a great deal, really. The interesting thing about this case is not really the case itself, but the preposterous complexity that surrounded it.

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