Exam 13: The Statute of Fraudswriting Requirement

Fact Pattern 13-1 Alain and Brie sign a contract for the sale of Alain's Coffee Café to Brie. The parties intend their written contract to be a final statement of most, but not all, of the terms of their agreement-Alain must first buy the building from Developed Commercial Properties, Inc., after which Alain and Brie will negotiate a price. -Refer to Fact Pattern 13-1. The writing that Alain and Brie signed is

Under the Statute of Frauds, fixtures, such as buildings, growing crops and minerals, are treated as real property.

A contract for lifetime employment cannot not be performed within one year and so it must be in writing to be enforceable.

Oral evidence to "fill in the gaps" of a contract with incomplete terms can be introduced at a trial.

An integrated contract is a contract with more than one subject or part.

A contract for a sale of goods priced at $501 must be in writing to be enforceable.

Ranchland Properties and Prairie State Investments sign a writ?ten contract for a sale of land. In some states, to be enforceable, this con?tract must include

Veggie Grocers orders by phone twenty cartons of canned beets from Organic Food Packers, Inc. After ten cartons are delivered and accepted, Veggie repudiates the contract. Organic can enforce the contract to

Wild Rides Theme Park owes both RollercoasterRepair, Inc. and Hot Dog Harry money. RollercoasterRepair orally agrees to assume Wild Rides's debt to Hot Dog Harry to prevent Hot Dog Harry from filing suit against Wild Rides. This contract is enforceable by

There are no exceptions to the writing requirement of the Statute of Frauds.

Courts may grant specific performance of an oral contract to transfer an interest in land that has been partially performed.

An oral contract may be enforceable if the person making the promise could foresee that the promisee would rely on the promise.

Jayne and Wilbur enter into an oral contract on May 1 under which Jayne agrees to deliver a collection of exotic wines by April 30 of the following year. This contract is enforceable by

The writing requirement under the Statute of Frauds means that an agreement must be a formal written contract.

A party's oral agreement to pay another's debt is NOT enforceable if the party's main purpose is to derive a benefit for himself or herself.

Fiona and Dora enter into an oral contract under which Fiona agrees to work on Dora's farm for not less than one week. This contract is enforce?able by

Recycled Sales Company and Standard Purchasing Corporation enter into a contract for a sale of goods. To be enforceable, the contract should be in writing if the goods are valued at more than

Benito orally promises Carolina that he will buy her modified 1968 Dodge Charger. For this promise to be enforceable under the doctrine of promissory estoppel,

An agreement that includes an option to purchase real property must be in writing for the option to be enforced.

A contract must be in writing to be enforceable if the contract makes per?formance possible within any definite period of time.