Exam 16: Writing, Electronic Forms, and Interpretation of Contracts

If the main purpose of a promise is to pay the debt of another and benefit the promisor, the statute of frauds is not applicable, and the oral promise to pay the debt is binding.

A promise to pay a debt must be in writing if:

When persons enter into an agreement, it is presumed that they intent the agreement to have some effect.

Jones and Clark entered into a written contract for the purchase of an apartment building by Clark.The contract was carefully drafted to set forth the agreement of the parties.It was signed by both parties.Clark subsequently claimed that the contract did not cover all the terms included in the written and oral agreements that the parties had made during their prior negotiations.?Jones claimed that the parol evidence rule barred proof of all of their prior agreements.Which claim would be upheld in court?

When a contract proves to be a bad bargain:

When an insurance policy is ambiguous, the policy is interpreted:

A promise to pay an attorney a fee owed by a third person can be enforced without a writing.

Bart was a self-made millionaire who had earned his fortune by dedicated hard work.Bart had worked so hard that he never had developed much of a social life.Bart met Linda and fell in love with her.When Bart proposed to Linda, she told him that she needed time before making such an important decision.Pressing her for a favorable response, Bart telephoned Linda and promised her $100,000 if she would marry him.Linda then accepted the proposal.?Bart contracted with Quick Builders for the construction of a home Bart intended to move into with Linda after their marriage.Construction by Quick was not very quick because Quick was not paying subcontractors the sums that they were owed.They, in turn, were not completing their work.To expedite matters, Bart called the subcontractors and assured them that Bart would pay any sums that Quick Builders did not pay if they would complete the construction.?Bart and Linda married and the subcontractors completed the work.Quick Builders did not pay the subcontractors in full.Bart failed to pay Linda the $100,000.Both Linda and the subcontractors sued Bart.Discuss the probable outcome of the lawsuits.

To be enforceable under the statute of frauds, the note or memorandum must be signed by the party sought to be bound by the contract.

The Uniform Commercial Code contains a statute of frauds rule relating to sales of personal property, specifically:

The one-year performance requirement for an oral contract begins:

A contract is created by which the terms are stated to be for consideration in the amount of $3,000.If typewritten in the contract is the term "four thousand dollars," while the amount of $3,000 is printed within the form:

Parol evidence may be admitted to show that a provision was omitted as the result of:

When ________ of the promisor's promise to pay the debt of another is to benefit the promisor, the statute of frauds is not applicable, and the oral promise to pay the debt is binding.

An oral contract containing a promise by an executor to pay estate debts from estate funds is:

A contract is interpreted to give effect to:

Under the majority view, a contract that does not satisfy the statute of frauds is not enforceable.

A promise to grant a mortgage on real property does not require a writing because it is not a transfer of land.

The parol evidence rule is based on the theory that any oral agreement was abandoned when the contact was written.

An oral contract to sell a house is binding if: