| Law reports, digests, etc - 1873 - 962 pages
...which Pickard v. Sears (1) is the leading authority, that where one by his words or conduct wilfully causes another to believe in the existence of a certain state of things, and induces him to act on the belief, so as to alter his own previous position, the former is concluded from averring against... | |
| Law reports, digests, etc - 1866 - 932 pages
...not only within the rule established in Pirkftrd v. Sears (8), that if a man, by his words or acts, causes another to believe in the existence of a certain state of things, and induces him to act in that belief, so as to alter his own previous condition, the former is estopped from denying the... | |
| Ireland. Court of King's Bench - Law reports, digests, etc - 1850 - 646 pages
...(/) Lord Denman says : — " "Where one by his " words or conduct wilfully causes another to believe the existence " of a certain state of things, and...him to act on that belief so " as to alter his own position, the former is concluded from averring " against the latter a different state of things as... | |
| Joseph Story - Equity - 1839 - 658 pages
...opinion of the Court, said ; " The rule of law is clear, that where one by his words or conduct wilfully causes another to believe in the existence of a certain...state of things, and induces him to act on that belief •o as to alter his own previous position, the former is concluded from averring against the latter... | |
| Graham Willmore, Frederick Luard Wollaston, Henry Davison - Law reports, digests, etc - 1839 - 810 pages
...But the rule oi is clear, that where one, by his words or conduct, wilfully causes another : believe the existence of a certain state of things, and induces him to ar: that belief, so as to alter his own previous position, the former is conclndf. from averring against... | |
| Georgia. Supreme Court - Equity - 1847 - 710 pages
...Lord Denham, in Pickard vs. Scars, (6 Adolph, and Ellis, 474,) says : " The rule of law is clear, Umt where one by his words or conduct, willfully causes...induces him to act on that belief, so as to alter his previous position, the former is concluded Bailey ve. Lurapkin. averring against the latter a different... | |
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