(a) The principles of law and equity, including, but not limited to, the law of nonprofit corporations in Chapter 3 of Title 10A, the law of real estate, and the law relative to the capacity to contract, principal and agent, eminent domain, estoppel, negligence, fraud, misrepresentation, duress, coercion, mistake, receivership, substantial performance, or other validating or invalidating cause supplement this chapter, except to the extent inconsistent with this chapter.
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Terms Used In Alabama Code 35-20-4

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
(b) Every duty governed by this chapter imposes an obligation of good faith in its performance or enforcement.
(c) The remedies provided in this chapter shall be liberally administered so that the aggrieved party is put in as good as a position as if the other party had fully performed.
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