Ruben v Great Fingall Consolidated [1906] UKHL 616
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Updated 2024-01-04 07:18:42 UTC
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Where X forges signatures of someone else in company, document is a nullity.
Cannot even be ratified by the company
Thus here, company may validly refuse to uphold its side of contract.
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