Opinion ID: 2125422
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Heading: is the city estopped by the actions of its agents

Text: Questions, the answers to which are not necessary to determination of the case, need not be considered. Hospital Services v. Brooks, 229 N.W.2d 69 (N.D.1975). The parties have cited cases and authorities which appear to be divided on the question of estoppel against a city. In Abbey v. State, 202 N.W.2d 844, 846 (N.D.1972), at syllabus 4, this court said: Estoppels against the public are little favored. They should not be invoked except in rare and unusual circumstances, and may not be invoked where they would operate to defeat the effective operation of a policy adopted to protect the public. In the light of the conclusions we have hereinbefore reached, the issue of estoppel has become academic only. The trial court did not rely on estoppel, nor do we.