Section 4. Rules of construction  


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  • 1. The rule that statutes in derogation of
      the common law are to be strictly construed shall have no application to
      this chapter.
        2. The law of estoppel shall apply under this chapter.
        3. The law of agency shall apply under this chapter.
        4. This chapter shall be so interpreted and construed as to effect its
      general purpose to make uniform the law of those states which enact it.
        5. This chapter shall not be construed so as to impair the obligations
      of  any  contract  existing  when  the  chapter goes into effect, nor to
      affect any action or proceedings begun  or  right  accrued  before  this
      chapter takes effect.