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

Certainty of description of property........

578

Intent to make a memorandum is not requisite.......

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

Consistency of separate documents.......

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