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... contract. It was not possible for Christabel to negotiate the terms in the document as it was delivered by the driver and is reasonable to assume that the driver is not an agent of Paper. Thus, Christabel could not negotiate the terms with Dee.1 Nevertheless, Christabel did sign the document which will become binding as the fact that a person that has signed a document is strong evidence that the person has agreed to be bound by it. In the case of L'Estrange v F Graucob Ltd, Mrs L'Estrange signed a document containing an exemption clause without reading it. The court held that Mrs L'Estrange had signed the agreement and therefore was bound to it. In the situation, regardless of whether Christabel has read the terms of the document, the signed agreement has been signed by her and therefore she is bound to it. A possible exception is that ...
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