the decision in throckmorton was just the opposite...SCOTUS let the fraud stand.
https://www.law.cornell.edu/supremecourt/text/98/61
Well, that’s not very helpful.
While I did not want to read the ruling- I did and would agree with your conclusion.
There must be a far better case to use as an example for “fraud vitiates everything” because the court more or less says so in its ruling.
The plaintiff attempted to move the court in this case, to their favor by using this “ancient” maxim, however- the court maintained that there were several avenues for redress in the legal system other than claiming solely or primarily that fraud vitiates everything.
At least that is the way I read the ruling.
So- YES, fraud does vitiate everything.
This smells like someone on the left planted this story to get everyone on board with Throckmorton as the Holy Grail, and then mow everyone down by revealing the actual outcome of Throckmorton, which was unsuccessful for the plaintiff because they relied primarily on fraud vitiates everything.