Bell v. O'LEARY’s Empirical Analysis
1983
Citation profile
2 federal appellate ·
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Applies 28 U.S.C. § 1446
Relies on Federal Crop Ins Corporation v. Merrill · Schweiker v. Hansen · United States Immigration & Naturalization Service v. Hibi · United States v. Lazy FC Ranch · TRW, Inc. v. Federal Trade Commission
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“(1) The party to be estopped knew the facts; (2) The party to be estopped intended that his conduct be relied upon, or acted in a manner to justify such reliance; (3) The party asserting estoppel was ignorant of the facts; and (4) The party asserting estoppel reasonably relied on the other's conduct and was substantially injured as a result.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
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