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[Kids' Debts] Marta Agrees to Buy Natasha's Convertible, but Marta

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[Kids' debts] Marta agrees to buy Natasha's convertible, but Marta may be losing her job, in which case, her mother Lottie will pay pursuant to the terms of the contract Lottie signed. Jeb signs an agreement to pay for his son Byron's plastic surgery, if his son cannot afford the payments. Lucia agrees to sell her drumset to Marcus because Marcus' father said he will back the deal.
-Theo and Quincy live on adjacent properties on a tree-lined city street. Theo placed stepping stones at the edge of his property to walk from the front to the backyard. Quincy objects to the stepping stones, claiming they are placed partially on his property. Theo points to the cherry tree Quincy planted, claiming the tree was planted on Theo's property and thus the tree and the cherries belong to him. Theo then tells Quincy that, if Quincy agrees that the property under the stepping stones belongs to Theo, then Theo will agree that the property under the cherry tree belongs to Quincy. Quincy agrees. Is their oral agreement likely to be enforceable?


A) No, because the value is over $500.
B) No, because it is a contract related to an interest in land and must be in writing.
C) The agreement involving the property under the cherry tree must be in writing because the tree is part of the land, but the agreement involving the property under the stepping stones need not be in writing.
D) Yes, because there was no money exchanged.
E) Yes, because it is a boundary dispute settled through the use of land.

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