Hasty Scrawl Is A Contract

A commercial landlord’s hasty scrawl on a scrap of paper is a legitimate contract, Québec Superior Court has ruled. The Court noted under the Québec Civil Code, contracts don’t have to be neatly typed, witnessed and notarized to be legally binding: “Mere proof of a verbal agreement is sufficient.”

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