Gray v. Met Contracting Corp.’s Empirical Analysis
1957
Citation profile
4
cited by 4 later decisions
1
states following
April 1978
most recently cited
2 district · 1 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Curry v. MacKenzie · Imperator Realty Co. v. . Tull
Most-quoted passages
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“* * * Such an estoppel would not be in conflict with Section 33-c, Personal Property Law, since it would not constitute an oral modification of a written contract, but the application of an ancient equitable principle whereby a person whose conduct had induced reliance thereon may not thereafter bring an action which is inconsistent with that conduct. * * *”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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