LAW 335

Law 335First Test Study GuideChapter 16Writing*No general requirement that contracts be in writing. Oral contracts are legallyenforceable if they can be provenStatute of Frauds*Parliament enacted in 1 677 in an attempt to stop the widespread fraud and perjury.Itrequired written evidence before certain classes of contracts would be enforced.*The statutes, which require certain kinds of contracts to be evidenced in writing, areexceptions to the general rule that oral contracts are enforceable.*Onl...