equity assists ignorance, but not carelessness
- equity assists ignorance, but not carelessness
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A maxim of equity. The Latin form is aequitas ignorantia opitulantur, oscitantiae non item. The meaning is that equity should deny relief to those who do not take care of themselves, and who thereby suffer losses which ordinary care would have prevented. Tackett v Bolling, 172 Va 326, 1 SE2d 285.
Ballentine's law dictionary.
Anderson, W.S..
1998.
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equity — eq·ui·ty / e kwə tē/ n pl ties [Latin aequitat aequitas fairness, justice, from aequus equal, fair] 1 a: justice according to fairness esp. as distinguished from mechanical application of rules prompted by considerations of equity comity between… … Law dictionary
aequitas ignorantiae opitulatur, oscitantiae non item — /iykwatass ignaraenshiyiy owpityaleytar, osatanshiyiy non aytam/ Equity assists ignorance, but not carelessness … Black's law dictionary
aequitas ignorantiae opitulatur, oscitantiae non item — /iykwatass ignaraenshiyiy owpityaleytar, osatanshiyiy non aytam/ Equity assists ignorance, but not carelessness … Black's law dictionary
