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Lucy v Zehmer

196 Va. 493 (1954)
JurisdictionUnited States
CourtSupreme Court of Appeals of Virginia
Year1954
StatusBinding authority

Key Principle

A contract is judged by the outward expression of the parties rather than their undisclosed subjective intent; a party's secret intention not to be bound is irrelevant.

Area of Law

contract

Related Cases

ProCD Inc v Zeidenberg 86 F.3d 1447 (7th Cir. 1996)
Sullivan v O'Connor 363 Mass. 579 (1973)
Williams v Walker-Thomas Furniture Co 350 F.2d 445 (D.C. Cir. 1965)

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