How Did The Sacketts Win As A Result Of The Statute Of Frauds

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14.2 The Sacketts paid the arrearages, moved into the house, and continued to live there. Fifteen years later, Robert Briggs filed an action to void the oral contract as in violation of the Statute of Frauds and evict the Sacketts from the house. Who wins? The Sacketts would win because 15 years is not a reasonable amount of time to file for a violation of the Statute of Frauds and the contract should be almost completed by this time. And the only thing that would be in their favor is that if an oral contract for the sale of land or transfer of another interest in real property has been partially performed, it may not be possible to return the parties to their status quo. To solve this problem, the courts have developed the equitable doctrine of part performance. This doctrine allows the court to order such an oral contract to be specifically performed if performance is necessary to avoid injustice. 16.10…show more content…
Who wins and why? PG &E would win because a party to a contract may sue any third person who intentionally interferes with the contract and causes that party injury. The third party does not have to have acted with malice or bad faith. This is known as an intentional interference with contractual relations. 18.2 Gulash brought suit, alleging that Stylarama had violated several provisions of Article 2 of the UCC. Is this transaction one involving goods, making it subject to Article

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