Connecticut General Statutes 42-395 – Supplemental provisions and principles of law applicable. Limitations. Restrictions
The provisions of sections 42-270 to 42-271a, inclusive, and 42-390 to 42-434, inclusive, are supplemented by other applicable statutory provisions and by general principles of law and equity, including the law merchant and the law relative to capacity to contract, principal and agent, estoppel, fraud, misrepresentation, duress, coercion, mistake, bankruptcy and other validating or invalidating cause, unless those provisions or principles are displaced by or inconsistent with the provisions of sections 42-270 to 42-271a, inclusive, and 42-390 to 42-434, inclusive. Nothing in sections 42-270 to 42-271a, inclusive, and 42-390 to 42-434, inclusive, shall be construed to limit or restrict in any way any rights or remedies which may be available to a lessee or person under any other statutory provisions or under general principles of law and equity.
Terms Used In Connecticut General Statutes 42-395
- Bankruptcy: Refers to statutes and judicial proceedings involving persons or businesses that cannot pay their debts and seek the assistance of the court in getting a fresh start. Under the protection of the bankruptcy court, debtors may discharge their debts, perhaps by paying a portion of each debt. Bankruptcy judges preside over these proceedings.
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.