Equity maxim
Definitions from Case Law · United States Supreme Court
Definitions from Case Law
From 218 U.S. 645 - City of Columbus v. Mercantile Trust & Deposit Co. · 1910Most cited · 56 citing opinions
he who seeks equity must do equity
the maxim is one which applies to him who affirmatively seeks equitable relief.
How often courts cite the case defining “Equity maxim”
Court decisions citing the opinion that defined “Equity maxim” — 56 in all, by decade. Counts are citations to the defining case as a whole, not verified uses of the term. The dip in the most recent years is a data-coverage gap, not a real trend — our corpus holds fewer opinions from the latest years.