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GABRIEL v. GABRIEL

No. 34.

57 Wis.2d 424 (1973)

204 N.W.2d 494

GABRIEL (Esther), Appellant, v. GABRIEL (Vernon), Respondent.

Supreme Court of Wisconsin.

Decided February 27, 1973.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For the appellant there was a brief and oral argument by Robert Zum Brunnen of Spooner.

For the respondent there was a brief by Cameron, Shervey & Weisel and Robert O. Weisel, all of Rice Lake, and oral argument by James C. Eaton of Rice Lake.

ROBERT W. HANSEN, J.

Brevity may be the soul of wit, but it can be carried too far when it comes to legal briefing.

On the question of equitable estoppel, appellant's brief states, tersely enough, only that, "This is not an action in equity, this is an action in law to recover upon a cognovit note." That is a correct statement. However, the defense of equitable estoppel is not limited to actions brought in equity. Equitable estoppel may apply to preclude the...

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