The Judicial Vision of Contract - The Constructed Circle of Assent and Printed Terms

Authors

John E. Murray Jr., Duquesne University

First Page

386

Document Type

Article

Abstract

The perennial dilemma of modern contract law is the effect to be accorded standardized terms, the printed "boilerplate" terms that appear in the overwhelming majority of contracts and are typically ignored. The dilemma has been exacerbated by recent decisions addressing the operative effect of standardized terms that appear after the contract has been formed. The confusion emanating from such "terms-later" cases has made even the chronology of contract-making uncertain.

Recommended Citation

John E. Murray Jr., The Judicial Vision of Contract - The Constructed Circle of Assent and Printed Terms, 26 St. Thomas L. Rev. 386 (2014).
Available at: https://scholarship.stu.edu/stlr/vol26/iss4/3