Cothron v. Scott

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• holding that a party who invokes the jurisdiction of the court and loses is estopped to reverse his position
• holding that a party who invokes the jurisdiction of the court and loses is estopped to reverse -4- 639 (Tenn. 1996). But see Bayberry, 783 S.W.2d at 559 (allowing the court to suspend Rule 3’s finality requirement
• appellate court cannot sustain assignments of error without the appropriate documents in the record
• “The rule is well established that during the course of litigation a party is not permitted to assume or occupy inconsistent and contradictory positions . . . .” (quoting 31 C.J.S. Estoppel § 117, p. 623)
• “The rule is well established that during the course of litigation a party is not permitted to assume or occupy inconsistent and contradictory positions . . . .” (quoting 31 C.J.S. Estoppel § 117, p. 623)

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