redredred · M
Never. I once read of an attorney back around 2000, who scanned the terms and conditions of his credit card application and managed to re-write some of the terms. When he was finished the document looked much like the original but it included conditions like issuing the credit card was tantamount to accepting the conditions and that he was under no obligation to repay any of the credit card balance.
He signed the edited document, sent it in and received a credit card. Then the fun began. When his card was suspended for non-payment he sued. He brought his copy of the signed agreement with him and the judge agreed that the agreement was binding on the issuer but against what’s termed “public policy”. In the court ordered negotiations that followed the matter was resolved by total forgiveness of the debt and cancellation of the agreement. I’ll bet it was fun while it lasted.
He signed the edited document, sent it in and received a credit card. Then the fun began. When his card was suspended for non-payment he sued. He brought his copy of the signed agreement with him and the judge agreed that the agreement was binding on the issuer but against what’s termed “public policy”. In the court ordered negotiations that followed the matter was resolved by total forgiveness of the debt and cancellation of the agreement. I’ll bet it was fun while it lasted.
come2gether · 46-50, M
