Bouton v. Byers

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• noting that “the indefiniteness of the purported promise [can be] a factor in assessing reasonableness for purposes of applying promissory estoppel”
• explaining that courts often misstate the elements of promissory estoppel by including misrepresentation as an element because they are confusing it with the elements of equitable estoppel
• recognizing maxim that a party must do equity to receive equity
• discussing statute of frauds in context of importance the law attaches to real property as a unique and usually valuable commodity
• recognizing maxim that party must do equity to receive equity
• “The reasonableness of a party’s actions, including reliance on statements of another party, typically reflects a fact question reserved for the factfinder.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).