laws entering into a contract
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From 71 U.S. 535 - Von Hoffman v. City of Quincy · 1866Most cited · 529 citing opinions
The laws which subsist at the time and place of the making of a contract, and where it is to be performed, enter into and form a part of it, as if they were expressly referred to or incorporated in its terms. This principle embraces alike those which affect its validity, construction, discharge, and enforcement.