Court Opinion

ID: 9627876
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-22 08:57:51.951966+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T18:06:51.842047
License: Public Domain

Abbott, C.J.,
dissenting: I express no comments as to syllabus ¶ 2 and the corresponding portion of the opinion. I deem that issue inapplicable because it was neither raised by the parties nor considered by the trial court.
I dissent from that part of the opinion holding that estoppel cannot be used as a defense to a void contract. No useful purpose would be served by listing examples where estoppel could be applied. It is my opinion that estoppel could possibly be applied in this case, depending on how the trial court determined disputed facts, the inferences it drew from the record, and its right to reject certain testimony.
The findings of fact and conclusions of law are inadequate to permit meaningful review as to what theory of law and facts the trial court relied on. I would simply remand the case for the trial judge to make findings of fact and conclusions of law sufficient to permit meaningful review.