Preventing wrongdoers from enjoying the fruits of transgression

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“No one can take advantage of his own wrong.” (Civ. Code. § 3517.)

"...allowing a plaintiff with unclean hands to recover in an action creates doubts as to the justice provided by the judicial system. Thus, precluding recovery to the unclean plaintiff protects the courts, rather than the opposing parties’ interest. [Citation omitted.] The doctrine promotes justice by making a plaintiff answer for its own misconduct in the action. It prevents “a wrongdoer from enjoying the fruits of his transgression.” [Citation omitted.]

Kendall-Jackson Winery, Ltd v. Superior Court (1999) 76 Cal. App.4th 970, 978-970 (Fifth Dist)