What is the test for estoppel to prevent a defendant from asserting the statute of limitations?

Under the doctrine of equitable estoppel, a defendant will be estopped to assert the statute of limitations if the defendant's conduct, relied on by the plaintiff, has induced the plaintiff to postpone filing the action until after the statute has run. (Mills v. Forestex Co. (2003) 108 Cal.App.4th 625, 652.) There are four basic elements to equitable estoppel: (1) the party to be estopped must have known the facts; (2) the party to be estopped must

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