The only element of novelty in the notion that "not all of the lawyers in the world can foretell . . . " is its hyperbole.
Justice Holmes long ago defined the law as "an informed guess as to what the courts will enforce in given circumstances"; and this element of indeterminacy, larger in some areas than in others, does need to be kept in mind. It is not, however, a bar to much of anything. Charles Mills apparently dislikes escrow agreements, and he is free to try to avoid them where he can. As a great physicist put the matter, "He is entitled to his own opinions, but is not to his own facts". John Gilmore, Ashland, MA 01721 - USA ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
