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· 11/25/1970

Hernandez v. Cali, Inc.

Citations

  • 27 N.Y.2d 903
  • 265 N.E.2d 921
  • 317 N.Y.S.2d 625
  • 1970 N.Y. LEXIS 975

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  • “An inability to understand the English language, without more, is insufficient to avoid this general rule.”
  • “An inability to understand the English language, without more, is insufficient to avoid this general rule.”
  • “A person who is illiterate in the English language is not automatically excused from complying with the terms of a contract simply because he or she could not read it.”
  • “A party who executes a contract is presumed to know its contents and to assent to them. . . . [and] [a]n inability to understand the English language, without more, is insufficient to avoid this general rule.”

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