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MAJOR OIL CO. v. FRUMKIN

Court of Errors and Appeals.
Sep 22, 1939
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Complainant entered into the lease in question in order to deceive the officials of the municipality, and by such deception influence them in the performance of their official duties. Held, cancellation of the lease was properly denied; complainant came into equity with unclean hands.

PER CURIAM.

The decree appealed from will be affirmed, for the reasons stated in the opinion delivered by Vice-Chancellor Bigelow in the court of chancery. For affirmance — THE CHIEF-JUSTICE, PARKER, CASE, BODINE, DONGES, HEHER, PERSKIE, PORTER, HETFIELD, DEAR, WOLFSKEIL, RAFFERTY, HAGUE, JJ. 13.

For reversal — None.