LAW 600A Lecture Notes - Lecture 20: Surrogacy
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Defendant enters into a contract with plaintiff to pay plaintiff k for securing a distribution contract for a film with a third party along with a percentage of gross receipts from distribution of the film. Plaintiff acquired distribution rights by bribing the third party official, but nonetheless performs and defendant pays plaintiff the k, however. Defendant refuses to pay plaintiff the percentage of gross receipts. Defendant argues the illegal conduct voids the contract defendant had with plaintiff. Plaintiff engaged in gross corruption which deprives plaintiff from access to the ny courts. The committing of bribery to obtain distribution rights voids a legal contract because the performance of the legal contract was done so via illegal means. Courts will not enforce contracts where the subject matter is against public policy. A woman enters into a surrogacy contract with plaintiff and biological father of the baby.
