Supplementary general principles of law. Unless displaced by particular provisions of this chapter, the principles of law and equity, including the law merchant, and the laws relative to capacity to contract, principal and agent, estoppel, fraud, misrepresentation, duress, coercion, mistake, bankruptcy, or other validating or invalidating causes supplement the provisions of this chapter. (Feb. 10, 1996, D.C. Law 11-85, § 2, 42 DCR 6791; Mar. 13, 2004, D.C. Law 15-105, § 101, 51 DCR 881; Apr. 13, 2005, D.C. Law 15-354, § 85(e), 52 DCR 2638.) Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 15-912. Effect of Amendments D.C. Law 15-105 substituted 'this chapter' for 'this act' in both places. D.C. Law 15-354 substituted 'this chapter' for 'this subchapter'. Editor's Notes Uniform Law: This section is based upon § 13 of the Uniform Foreign-Money Claims Act.
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