New York § 351 - 351Supplementary general principles of law applicable
Full text of New York New York Consolidated Laws § 351 — 351Supplementary general principles of law applicable, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 351. 351Supplementary general principles of law applicable
§ 351. Supplementary general principles of law applicable. Unless displaced by the particular provisions of this article, other statutes of this state applicable to personal property leases and the principles of law and equity, including the law relative to capacity to contract, principal and agent, estoppel, fraud, misrepresentation, duress, coercion, mistake, bankruptcy, or other validating or invalidating cause supplement its provisions. In the event of an inconsistency between another statute of this state applicable to personal property leases and this article, the provisions of this article shall control.
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Section 351 ("351Supplementary general principles of law applicable") is part of the New York Consolidated Laws, the codified statutory law of New York. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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