Judge: Blood promise can’t be enforced
A Nietzsche-quoting judge said a promise penned in blood by a businessman was not an enforceable contract. Superior Court Judge Corey S. Cramin ruled Monday that Stephen Son could not be forced to repay Kim Jin-soo more than $140,000 that Kim provided to Son’s companies, not to Son himself.
Son punctured his finger and drafted the promise in a restaurant after his companies accepted cash from Kim but failed to turn a profit.
Son was not required to guarantee those transactions, the judge said.
“Blood is the worst of all testimonies to the truth,” Cramin said, paraphrasing German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche.
Kim’s attorney, Richard Radcliffe, said his client might appeal.
“We think the blood speaks for itself,” he said.
This is a follow-up to an earlier post regarding the enforceability of a contract written in blood on a napkin.
30 June 2007 | Business, General, Litigation | Comments
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