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I'd imagine it'd follow the same rules of a faulty traditional legal contract. If the wording of the contract is wrong in a traditional contract, are exploitati

I'd imagine it'd follow the same rules of a faulty traditional legal contract. If the wording of the contract is wrong in a traditional contract, are exploitations valid? Does the decision depend on context?

300bps 8y ago
Real legal contracts are invalidated all the time for not meeting the basic requirements of a contract: https://www.nolo.com/legal-encyclopedia/contracts-basics-33367.html https://www.nolo.com/legal-encyclopedia/contracts-basics-333...
- howard941 8y ago
  There's an equitable remedy for that, a quasi contract, yielding quantum meruit damages if it's any good. https://legaldictionary.net/quasi-contract/ https://legaldictionary.net/quasi-contract/
sk5t 8y ago
Let's be magnanimous and say that the outcome of contract disputes is nondeterministic, and might take into account such factors as the relative powers of the parties, who drafted the contact's provisions, interpretation of judicial precedent, matters of public interest, grammar, etc.