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Define That Term #316

By Nicole Black, Esq.

Last week's term was estoppel in pais, which is defined as: equitable estoppel: A type of estoppel that bars a person from adopting a position in court that contradicts his or her past statements or actions when that contradictory stance would be unfair to another person who relied on the original position. For example, if a landlord agrees to allow a tenant to pay the rent ten days late for six months, it would be unfair to allow the landlord to bring a court action in the fourth month to evict the tenant for being a week late with the...

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Full post as published by Sui Generis on April 12, 2009 (boomark / email).