 | Law reports, digests, etc - 1873 - 962 pages
...principle, for 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... | |
 | 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... | |
 | Joseph Story - Equity - 1839 - 658 pages
...the 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... | |
 | 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 induces him to act on that belief so " as to alter his own position, the former is concluded from averring " against... | |
 | Great Britain. Court of King's Bench - Law reports, digests, etc - 1839 - 728 pages
...the rule of law is clear, that where one, by his words or conduct, wilfully causes another to believe the existence of a certain state of things, and induces him to act on that belief, so as to alter his own previous position, the former is concluded from averring... | |
 | John William Smith - 1840 - 530 pages
...Denman, delivering the judgment of the court in that case, " 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, so as to alter his own previous position, the former is concluded from averring... | |
 | Great Britain. Court of King's Bench - Law reports, digests, etc - 1840 - 796 pages
...Pickard v. Sears (c), that, " where one by his words or conduct wilfully causes another to believe the existence of a certain state of things, and induces him to act on that belief, so as to alter his own previous position, the former is concluded from averring... | |
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... 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, so as to alter his own previous position, the former is concluded from averring against the... 
