estoppel in pais

estoppel in pais
Otherwise known as equitable estoppel. 28 Am J2d Estop § 33. A term applied to a situation where, because of something which he has done or omitted to do, a party is denied the right to plead or prove an otherwise important fact. 28 Am J2d Estop § 27. It arises out of the acts and conduct of the party estopped, such being the characteristic which distinguishes it from a technical estoppel by deed, record, or judgment. Sequin v Maloney, 198 Or 272, 253 P2d 252, 256 P2d 514, 35 ALR2d 1412.

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