The equity of a party who has been misled is superior to that of the person who willfully misleads such party.
(Orig. Code 1863, § 3022; Code 1868, § 3034; Code 1873, § 3089; Code 1882, § 3089; Civil Code 1895, § 3929; Civil Code 1910, § 4526; Code 1933, § 37-109.)
RESEARCH REFERENCES
Am. Jur. 2d.
- 27 Am. Jur. 2d, Equity, § 20.
C.J.S.- 30 C.J.S., Equity, § 48 et seq.
ALR.
- Right of victim of practical joke to recover against its perpetrator, 9 A.L.R. 364.