How has the ex turpi cause of principle been interpreted in tort law?
Nova Scotia, Canada
The following excerpt is from National Bank Financial Ltd. v. Potter, 2005 NSSC 8 (CanLII):
Paragraph 5 of Hall v. Harber refers to the fact that: ...as a general rule, the ex turpi cause of principle will not operate in tort to deny damages for personal injury, since tort suits will generally be based on a claim for compensation, and will not seek damages as profit for illegal or immoral acts.
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