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> Should any contract be void if all of the parties to one side or another dies? Well, in the words of Alexander Hamilton (paraphrased): "We signed a treaty w
by umvi 8y ago
> Should any contract be void if all of the parties to one side or another dies?
Well, in the words of Alexander Hamilton (paraphrased):
"We signed a treaty with a King whose head is now in a basket
Would you like to take it out and ask it?
Should we honor our treaty, King Louis' head?
'Uh do whatever you want, I'm super dead'"
- TeMPOraL 8y agoHave to != should. Also, while the dead don't care, the living may be interested in what you do, especially if they're considering entering into a contract with you that may outlive them.
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- evan_ 8y agoHamilton's argument was that the treaty was with the old French government, not the new revolutionary government.