Obelisk Corp. v. Riggs Nat. Bank of Washington, DC

How courts have described this case

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• holding that estoppel cannot prevent a party from relying on the express terms of the contract
• this court may affirm a ruling for reasons other than those relied upon by the trial court
• “We are not . . . limited to reviewing the legal adequacy of the grounds the trial court relied on for its ruling; if there is an alternative basis that dictates the same result, a correct judgment must be affirmed on appeal.”

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