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Rand v. . Gillette
154 S.E. 746
N.C.
1930
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Stacy, C. 3".

Tbе judgment must be affirmed on ‍‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‍authority of what wаs said in Distributing Co. v. Carraway, 196 N. C., 58, 144 S. E., 535. A party is not рermitted to take a position in a subsequent judicial proceeding whiсh conflicts with a position ‍‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‍taken by bim in a former judicial proceeding, when tbe latter position disadvantagеs his adversary. Hardison v. Everett, 192 N. C., 371, 135 S. E., 288.

Tbe рlaintiff is face tо face with- tbe lеsson, taught every dаy in tbe school of experience, tbat be cаnnot safely “run with tbe hare and bunt with tbe bound.” He induced ‍‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‍tbe court to adjudge tbe instrumеnts in suit as valid and subsisting liens in 1929. If this were erroneous, as be now alleges, be has no оne to blame but himself.

Tbe plaintiff may have bis remedy at lаw, but equity having beard bim оnce will not listen tо bim now in reversal оf bis former position on tbe same subject. Tbe doctrinе of equitable еstoppel is bаsed on an ‍‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‍application оf tbe golden rule tо tbe every-day affairs of men. It requirеs tbat one should do unto others as in equity and good cоnscience be would have them do unto bim, if their positions were reversed. Boddie v. Bond, 154 N. C., 359, 70 S. E., 824. Its compulsion is one of fair play. Sugg v. Credit Corp., 196 N. C., 97, 144 S. E., 554.

Affirmed.

Case Details

Case Name: Rand v. . Gillette
Court Name: Supreme Court of North Carolina
Date Published: Sep 24, 1930
Citation: 154 S.E. 746
Court Abbreviation: N.C.
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