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· 9/28/1981

Federal Case

Citations

  • 659 F.2d 836
  • 1981 U.S. App. LEXIS 17343

How courts have described this case

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  • finding signatory equitably estopped from repudiating arbitration clause in agreement on which suit against nonsignatory was based
  • finding signatory equitably estopped from repudiating arbitration clause in agreement on which suit against non-signatory was based
  • “Whatever the merit of [the third-party standing] argument, we believe Hughes is equitably estopped from asserting it.... ”
  • “In short, [plaintiff] cannot have it both ways. [It] cannot rely on the contract when it works to its advantage, and repudiate it when it works to [its] disadvantage.”
  • “ ‘In short, (plaintiff) cannot have it both ways. (It) cannot rely on the contract when it works to its advantage, and repudiate it when it works to (its) disadvantage.’”
  • “ ‘In short, (plaintiff) cannot have it both ways. (It) cannot rely on the contract when it works to its advantage, and repudiate it when it works to (its) disadvantage.’ ”

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