Legal Question in Civil Litigation in Texas
Contracts and signatures
Is it legal for a business to add signatures, dates or notarization to any kind of paper work of a contract after copies are given to a consumer that didn't previously have any of that information on it?
Asked on 2/05/02, 1:38 pm
2 Answers from Attorneys
Peter Bradie
Bradie, Bradie & Bradie
Re: Contracts and signatures
Some of it may be, if it's a question of filling in blanks that you'd left, or if it's purely a ministerial act (dealer signing approval, etc.)
If you signed before a notary, and your copy was made before you signed or before the notary signed, then that would be legal as well.
Answered on 2/05/02, 2:01 pm
Anh Regent
Regent & Associates, L.L.P.
Re: Contracts and signatures
Generally, no. It's potentially fraudulent and possibly a deceptive trade practice. The real question is whether you suffered any damages as a result of the changes.
Answered on 2/05/02, 3:40 pm
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