· 4/2/2009
Newton Tractor Sales, Inc. v. Kubota Tractor Corp.
Citations
- 906 N.E.2d 520
- 233 Ill. 2d 46
- 329 Ill. Dec. 322
- 2009 Ill. LEXIS 373
How courts have described this case
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- indicating that to establish a claim for promissory estoppel, a plaintiff must show, among other things, that the defendant made an unambiguous promise to the plaintiff
- “[P]romissory estoppel has specifically been distinguished from equitable estoppel because the latter ‘is available only as a defense, while promissory estoppel can be used as the basis of a cause of action for damages.’”
- setting out the elements of promissory estoppel
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Judges: Garman
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