Shumate v. Dugan

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• stating that \estoppels . . . should not be lightly invoked\ and should be \applied with care and caution and only when all elements clearly appear\
• parties cannot normally avoid an act or deed on the ground that they were ignorant of the law
• “An oral contract is valid and enforceable, irrespective of the Statute of Frauds when there is proof of partial performance in furtherance of the agreement.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).