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If a "promise" holds any weight in court, why do contracts ever have to be written and signed?
by makecheck 17y ago
If a "promise" holds any weight in court, why do contracts ever have to be written and signed?
- MaysonL 17y agoBecause they're much easier to pin down and enforce than spoken promises: or even publicly published ones. Note that they often have clauses indicating that they supersede any prior agreements [read - the salesman's "promise" isn't enforceable].