King v. Stroup

Citations

• 22 N.M. 241
• 160 P. 367

Syllabus

<p>SYLLABUS BY THE COURT.</p> <p>1. Where an administrator pays debts and legacies prematurely or without authority of law, at the request or by the insistence of the sole beneficiary of the estate, the latter is estopped from subsequently questioning the legality of such payments.</p> <p>P. 243</p> <p>2. Where one’s conduct has led another to take a position detrimental to his interest, the former will not be heard to say that he is not estopped because of his ignorance of his legal rights in the first instance, provided he has full knowledge of the facts.</p> <p>P. 248</p>