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Davis v. Wakelee

156 U.S. 680 (1895)
JurisdictionUnited States
CourtSupreme Court of the United States
Year1895
StatusBinding authority

Key Principle

Where a party assumes a certain position in a legal proceeding and succeeds in maintaining it, he may not, simply because his interests have changed, thereafter assume a contrary position, especially to the prejudice of a party who acquiesced in the position formerly taken.

Area of Law

General

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