merrill doctrine

Merrill doctrine. The principle that the government cannot be estopped from disavowing an agent’s unauthorized act. Federal Crop Ins. Corp. v. Merrill, 332 U.S. 380, 68 S.Ct. 1 (1947). [Cases: Estoppel 62; United States 60. C.J.S. Estoppel §§ 168–176, 188; United States § 109.]

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