Merrill Doctrine
Legal definition for Indian law research
Definition
Merrill doctrine, the principal that the government cannot be estopped from disavowing an agent's unauthorised act, Federal Crop Ins. Corp. v. Meerrill, 332 US 380, 68 S.Ct 1 (1947); Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 1004.
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