An adhesion contract (also called a "standard form contract" or a "boilerplate contract") is a contract drafted by one party (usually a business with stronger bargaining power) and signed by another party (usually one with weaker bargaining power, usually a consumer in need of goods or services). The second party typically does not have the power to negotiate or modify the terms of the contract.
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Silent modification of a document
From time to time one is presented with adhesion contracts which have not been signed by the presenting party, and contain terms which are unpalatable.
Were one to modify the contract in ways which may not be picked up by the other party prior to…
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If you sign a contract, and the person asking you to sign explains nothing, but there is a part you totally miss (Maybe it's in a tiny font at the bottom of a page, or hidden somewhere.), you sign the contract, and that hidden part is held against…
