· 10/31/1940
Baczek v. Damian
Citations
- 307 Mass. 167
- 29 N.E.2d 682
- 1940 Mass. LEXIS 983
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- “It has long been the common law rule that signing a document 3 authenticates and adopts the words it contains, even if there was a lack of subjective understanding of 4 the words or their legal effect. In essence, people are presumed to be bound by what they sign.”
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