 | 1878 - 542 sider
...McClure, Mant. & Yer. 333. In that very case, however, the court said that, if a man knowingly suffer another to purchase and expend money on land, under an erroneous opinion of title, without making his claim known, he would be estopped to set up his title against such person. This ruling has been... | |
 | United States. Department of the Interior - 1912 - 738 sider
...was held by Chancellor Kent in Wendell *•. Van Rensselaer. 1 Johnson's Chancery, NY. 344. that : that if one man, knowingly, though he does it passively,...another to purchase and expend money on land, under nil erroneous opinion of title, without making -known his own claim, shall not afterwards be permitled... | |
 | 1919 - 1046 sider
..."There is no principle better established in tins court, nor one founded on more solid foundations of equity and public utility, than that which declares...passively, by looking on, suffers another to purchase or expend money on laud, under an erroneous opinion of title, without making known liis claim, he shall... | |
 | United States. Supreme Court - 1885 - 1206 sider
...knowing that they claimed to be, owners, and expected a conveyance from him' when he obtained his patent. If one man knowingly, though he does it passively...looking on, suffers another to purchase and expend money upon land under an erroneous opinion of title, without making known his claim, he shall not afterwards... | |
 | United States. Supreme Court - 1901 - 1148 sider
...knowing that they claimed to be owners, and expected a conveyance from him when he obtained bis patent. If one man knowingly, though he does it passively...looking on, suffers another to purchase and expend money upon land under an erroneous opinion of title, without making known his claim, be shall not afterwards... | |
 | United States. Supreme Court - 1885 - 1230 sider
...Chancellor Kent in Wendell v. Van Senmelaer, 1 Johns. Ch., 344: "There is no principle better established, nor one founded on more solid considerations of equity...and public utility, than that which declares that a man who, knowingly, though he does it passively, looks on and suffers another to purchase and expend... | |
 | 1927 - 1640 sider
...purchased or acquired interest in the property."8 niinoii. "An equitable estoppel is said to be, where one knowingly, though he does it passively, by looking on, suffers another to purchase land, under an erroneous. opinion of title, without making known his claim, he shall not afterwards... | |
 | Mississippi. Supreme Court, Thomas Alexander Marshall, William C. Smedes, Volney Erskine Howard, Robert John Walker, John Franklin Cushman, James Zachariah George - 1918 - 1022 sider
...is clearly, laid down by Chancellor KENT in Wendell v. Van Rensselaer, 1 Johns. Ch. [NY] 353, to be, 'that if one man knowingly, though he does it passively,...expend money on land, under an erroneous opinion of titlo, without making known his claim, he shall not afterwards be per* mitted to exercise his legal... | |
 | Mississippi. Supreme Court - 1856 - 878 sider
...right. Held, that C. had an equitable interest, which he had a right to transfer. The rule of equity is, that if one man knowingly, though he does it passively...looking on, suffers another to purchase, and expend his money on land, under an erroneous opinion of title, withont making known his claim, he should not... | |
 | California. Supreme Court - 1906 - 762 sider
...Chancellor in the case of Wendell v. Van Rensselaer, 1 Johns. Ch. Rep., 354 : " There is no principle better established in this Court, nor one founded on more solid considerations of public utility than that which declares that if one man knowingly, though he does it passively, by... | |
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There is no principle better established in this court, nor one founded on more solid considerations of equity and public utility, than that which declares that if one man knowingly, though he does it passively, by looking on, suffers another to purchase... 
