Monarco v. Lo Greco
35 Cal. 2d 621 ·
Supreme Court of California · Filed
Published · citable
Cited by 8
Holding
The court held that the doctrine of equitable estoppel precludes a party from invoking the statute of frauds as a defense to an oral contract where refusal to enforce the contract would result in either an unconscionable injury to the party who performed or unjust enrichment to the party who received the benefits of performance.
Statutes construed
- CCP § 1973
- CIV § 1624
Cited by (8)
- THEODORE BRUNSON, Respondent, v. JERRELL BABB, as Executor, etc., et al., Appellants (1956) 145 Cal. App. 2d 214
- BLANCA M. DeHERMOSILLO, Respondent, v. AUGUSTIN F. MORALES, as Administrator, etc. et al., Appellants (1956) 146 Cal. App. 2d 819
- PEARL JEANNETTE PARKER, Appellant, v. LAWRENCE T. SOLOMON et al., as Executors, etc., Respondents (1959) 171 Cal. App. 2d 125
- MARGARET FALLON, Appellant, v. AMERICAN TRUST COMPANY (a Corporation), as Executor, etc., Respondent (1959) 176 Cal. App. 2d 381
- Estate of PAUL MAJTAN, Deceased. NEWMAN LOUSARIAN, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. T. M. ROBINSON, JR., as Administrator, etc., Defendant and Appellant (1965) 237 Cal. App. 2d 7
- ALEX G. SPARKS et al., Plaintiffs and Appellants, v. DEAN C. LAURITZEN, as Administrator, etc., Defendant; HAZEL H. HANSON, Individually and as Administratrix, etc., et al., Defendants and Respondents (1967) 248 Cal. App. 2d 269
- GLADYS A. BYRNE, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. CHARON A. LAURA et al., Defendants and Respondents (1997) 52 Cal. App. 4th 1054
- Estate of JOHN HOUSLEY, Deceased. BRIAN HOUSLEY, Petitioner and Appellant, v. BARBARA HAYWOOD, as Executor and Trustee, etc., Objector and Respondent (1997) 56 Cal. App. 4th 342