Humble Oil & Refining Company v. Lane

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• noting estoppel “should be applied cautiously and only when equity clearly requires it to be done.”
• discussing Martin v. City of Spokane, 55 Wash.2d 52, 345 P.2d 1113 (1959)
• “Statutes of limitation are statutes of repose, the object of which is to compel the exercise of a right of action within a reasonable time.”
• “The doctrine of estoppel should be applied cautiously and only when equity clearly requires it to be done.”
• “Statutes of limitation are statutes of repose, the object of which is to compel the exercise of a right of action within a reasonable time.”
• under principles of equitable estoppel, if a plaintiff can show detrimental reliance on the conduct of the defendant that induced him or her to refrain from bringing suit within the statutory period, the defendant can be estopped from pleading the statute of limitations

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