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· 5/10/1880

Kirk v. Hamilton

Citations

  • 102 U.S. 68
  • 26 L. Ed. 79
  • 1880 U.S. LEXIS 1999
  • 12 Otto 68

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  • “The doctrine of equitable estoppel is, as its name indicates, chiefly, if not wholly, derived from courts of equity, and as these courts apply it to any species of property, there would seem no reason why its application should be restricted in courts of law.”
  • “The doctrine of equitable estoppel is, as its name indicates, chiefly, if not wholly, derived from courts of equity, and as these courts apply it to any species of property, there would seem no reason why its application should be restricted in courts of law.”

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Judges: Harlan

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