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It seems that the lead sentence does not attempt to convey the underlying intent of constructive notice, and in fact seems to imply that damned-if-you-do situation. It seems that a much better introduction would be, "A person who is responsible for determining certain facts is expected to look in the customary places where those facts might be found, and failing that, is charged with all responsibilities that would arise from finding what would have been found." — Preceding unsigned comment added by 97.116.170.57 (talk) 03:22, 5 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]