Remember Rowland v Christian, the landmark California case where the court did away with the three classes of plaintiffs (trespass, licensee, invitee) to bring everyone, no matter how criminal, under the law? Back in 1968 California surprised the country by insisting that all, no matter how criminal, are created equal. Why should Walmart [...]
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on Promissory Estoppel
Typically discussed in the context of the law of charitable subscriptions (that is charitable giving, and gifts), the case of Allegheny College v National Chautauqua County Bank of Jamestown is a good test case for the doctrine of promissary estoppel. Why? The reason mainly is that there is a clearly articulated assent and dissent and [...]
