What is the test for estoppel to assert the statute of frauds?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Irving Tier Co. v. Griffin, 244 Cal.App.2d 852, 53 Cal.Rptr. 469 (Cal. App. 1966):
The concept of estoppel to assert the statute of frauds and the requisites for applying this doctrine are discussed in the case of Monarco v. Lo Greco, 35 Cal.2d 621, 623--624, 220 P.2d 737, 739, as follows: 'The doctrine of estoppel to assert the statute of frauds has been consistently
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