On 7/28/26 13:13, Tim Parenti via tz wrote:
However, since we're talking about an hour over the life of a contract, the number of contract claims that this would actually affect in practice (e.g., "did the storm destroy the roof before or after midnight?") is also likely to be small, in rough proportion.
Absent explicit specification otherwise, I would assume, "the definition of midnight on the date of the storm in in effect when the contract was negotiated." But will that information be available to a future lawsuit. Some states have constitutional limits on the duration of a legislative term. Approaching that limit, the Speaker directs the sergeant-at-arms to stop the clock. Doesn't Article 1 give the US Congress control of Weighs and Measures. Has a dispute ever arisen? -- gil
