486.4  Rules of construction.

1.  The rule that statutes in derogation of the common law are to be strictly construed shall have no application to this chapter.

2.  The law of estoppel shall apply under this chapter.

3.  The law of agency shall apply under this chapter.

4.  This chapter shall be so interpreted and construed as to effect its general purpose to make uniform the law of those states which enact it.

5.  This chapter shall not be construed so as to impair the obligations of any contract existing on July 1, 1971, nor to affect any action or proceedings begun or right accrued before that date.

Section History: Early form

  [C73, 75, 77, 79, 81, § 544.4]

Section History: Recent form

  C93, § 486.4

Footnotes

  See § 4.2

  Chapter repealed effective January 1, 2001; 98 Acts, ch 1201, § 78

  For provisions applicable to certain partnerships on or after January 1, 1999, and requirements applicable on or after January 1, 2001, see chapter 486A


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