In Pari Delicto

Thus, we declared that even assuming both parties were guilty of the violation, it does not always follow that both parties, being in pari delicto, should be left where they are. We recognized as an exception a situation when courts must interfere and grant relief to one of the parties because public policy requires their intervention, even if it will result in a benefit derived by a plaintiff who is in equal guilt with defendant. (Villegas v. Rural Bank of Tanjay, G.R. No. 161407, June 5, 2009)