Legal Term: ricketts v scothorn



on equitable estoppel (estoppel in pais)

Where does promissory estoppel end and equitable estoppel begin?
first of all what the hell is estoppel?
The term comes from estoupail, which meant “stopper plug” in French. Its is stopping something– like an imbalance.  Or the imbalance of the situation. The term is related to the verb “estop” which comes from the Old French term estopper, [...]



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