This section is from the book "The Law Of Contracts", by Samuel Williston. Also available from Amazon: Treatise on the Law of Contracts.
Some note or memorandum in writing of the contract or sale............. | 567 |
Form of memorandum............ | 568 |
Contents of memorandum - Parties.......... | 569 |
Contents of memorandum - Consideration....... | 570 |
How far a statement of the consideration should on principle be included in the memorandum............ | 571 |
Contents of the memorandum. Consideration if not necessary may be inaccurately stated......... | 572 |
What is sufficient statement of the consideration......... | 573 |
Contents of memorandum - Price....... | 574 |
Contents of memorandum - Other terms of the contract........ | 575 |
Certainty of description - General principle......... | 576 |
Certainty of description of parties......... | 577 |
578 | |
579 | |
Separate documents - Physical attachment......... | 580 |
Separate documents - Incorporation by reference....................... | 581 |
Separate documents - Incorporation by necessary inference............... | 582 |
Separate documents - Reference to the same transaction................. | 583 |
584 | |
Signature............ | 585 |
"By the party to be charged".......... | 586 |
"Or his agent in that behalf"............ | 587 |
Auction sales....................................................... | 588 |
Brokers' notes........... | 589 |
Time of making the memorandum................ | 590 |
Written contracts may be varied by subsequent oral agreement | 591 |
Rescission of contracts within the Statute of Frauds..................... | 592 |
Variation of contract within the Statute of Frauds - General doctrine...... | 593 |
Amount of variation............ | 594 |
Non-performance of provisions of a written memorandum caused by a party is excused.......... | 595 |
Damages......... | 596 |
Pleading......... | 597 |
Parol variation no protection to one who would not otherwise have performed | 598 |
Variation of contracts within the statue - Massachusetts doctrine........ | 599 |
Conflict of laws............ | 600 |
 
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