Technology Investors v. Town of Westerly

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• holding that a where a partnership had as its principal a person who was both an experienced lawyer and businessman, it could not have reasonably relied on a town ordinance that contravened state law
• doctrine of estoppel is not applicable where town enacted ordinance that was not consistent with a state statute.
• held that town was not estopped from denying property tax abatement promised to business by town council because the abatement was illegal and ultra vires under state law
• \[e]stoppel cannot be applicable when the municipality's acts were clearly ultra vires.\
• \[EJstoppel cannot be applicable when the municipality's acts were clearly ultra vires.\
• \estoppel cannot be applicable when the municipality's acts were clearly ultra vires\

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