Blank signature
A blank signature is a signature on a declaration that has not yet been made in writing, such as a check or a power of attorney .
The signatory must accept the subsequent entries of a third party as his own declaration of intent against him, unless he can prove that this is not his will. The declaration is then contestable according to § 119 , § 123 BGB .
A blank signature is generally suitable for maintaining the written form ( Section 126 BGB), but not in the case of a guarantee that requires a form ( Section 766 BGB) or the conclusion of a life insurance contract .
The signature must be made by hand to be effective.
Web links
Wiktionary: Blank signature - explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations
Individual evidence
- ↑ Blank submission Rechtslexikon.net, accessed on April 8, 2020.
- ↑ BGH, decision of September 12, 2012 - XII ZB 642/11
- ↑ BGH NJW 1996, 1467 = BGHZ 132, 119 ff.
- ↑ BGH, judgment of December 9, 1998 - IV ZR 306/97
- ↑ Handwritten signature of the lawyer - affixed blank signature is not enough Haufe.de, January 25, 2016 on BGH, decision of August 27, 2015, III ZB 60/14
