Hackney v. Branum

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• discussing the difference between the promissory estoppel “sword,” which is not within this Court’s jurisdiction, and the equitable estoppel “shield”
• “[Plaintiffs invoke the doctrine of estoppel to establish the existence of a contract upon which to base their claims. As our cases make clear, however, plaintiffs cannot be permitted to establish this crucial element of their case on the basis of estop-pel.”

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