Barrow v. Barrow
Supreme Court of North Carolina
1Opinion of the CourtWiNBORNE, J.
Tbe question presented on this appeal is : When taken in tbe light most favorable to plaintiffs, is there sufficient evidence to take tbe case to tbe jury on tbe issue raised by tbe plea of estoppel ?
Tbe court below answered in tbe negative. In this we concur.
In equity there may be an estoppel affecting tbe legal title to land, but of tbe constituent elements there must be conduct or words of tbe party against whom tbe estoppel is pleaded, amounting to a representation, or a concealment of material facts, which at tbe time must be known to him, or at least tbe circumstances must be such that…
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