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Permalink Reply by 0ym9x5ag7ury2 on September 14, 2016 at 3:42am

John,

     I thought I was the only one who knew the secret about lawyers. Only those who have had the experience or observed others going through the experience of trying to correct a mis-justice would know this fact. All others are still waiting to learn the truth. 

I noticed on two occasions that my case was iron clad until the we signed the contract, then a month later the issue could no longer be won since the Defendant had some extra cash that trumped our fees.

Recognizing a problem is the first step to writing a law that blocks un-ethical behavior.

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Permalink Reply by John D Kerr on September 14, 2016 at 5:37am

Ron,

In this instant case there were 4 parties at fault. The Grantor's and the Grantee"s lawyers who probably charged plenty to prepare or review the Deed, were negligent in allowing such an ambiguous clause, involving such a valuable asset, to be in the Deed. It doesn't appear to be patently ambiguous, as is common used by the word bending trade, just mere carelessness.

The other parties at fault were the Grantor and the Grantee, who if they could read and understand the meaning of the words trusted their lawyers and blindly signed the document. The lesson to be learned here is proof-read any documents that you sign.

Most general legal documents are prepared by legal assistants who do the bulk of the retail trade. Lawyers occasionally make big mistakes and in few cases are held accountable. Caveat emptor!  You have to look out for yourself!

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