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.

History

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

Editor's Notes

Uniform Law: This section is based upon § 13 of the Uniform Foreign-Money Claims Act.

Effect of Amendments

D.C. Law 15-354 substituted “this chapter” for “this subchapter”.

D.C. Law 15-105 substituted “this chapter” for “this act” in both places.

Prior Codifications

1981 Ed., § 15-912.