Adverse-Interest Exception

Adverse-Interest Exception

Definition

Exception to the in pari delicto defense (which denies relief when both parties are wrongdoers) permitting a plaintiff to rebut the imputation to the principal of an agent’s wrongdoing by showing that the agent’s actions were completely adverse to the principal’s interests.

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