Statute of Frauds

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Statements (23)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:law
gptkbp:appliesTo contracts for sale of land
contracts for sale of goods over a certain amount
contracts made in consideration of marriage
contracts that cannot be performed within one year
contracts to answer for the debt of another
gptkbp:citation 29 Car. II c. 3
gptkbp:codifiedIn various state statutes in the United States
gptkbp:dateEnacted 1677
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
gptkbp:excludes promissory estoppel
admission in court
partial performance
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Statute of Frauds
gptkbp:influenced United States contract law
gptkbp:originatedIn gptkb:England
gptkbp:purpose prevent fraud in certain types of contracts
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:law
contract law
Uniform Commercial Code Section 2-201
gptkbp:requires certain contracts to be in writing
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:American_contract_law
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7