Solving Statute of Frauds Problems

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A recent survey revealed that out of a group of 500 reported contract cases litigation was attributable to the fact of no writings in fortysix cases.'Apparently there was no competent legal advice at the formation stage in any of these cases.The statute of frauds 2 was used in disposing of nearly eight per cent of the 500 cases.Unfortunately, no statistics are given which indicate whether the statute prevented a recovery or not.Furthermore, we have no way of knowing how many potential plaintiffs were denied relief because the attorneys they consulted were not aware of the myriad remedies available in a statute of frauds situation.Many of the court opinions dealing with this problem display confusion rampant among both the bench and bar.As long as the layman continues to "play lawyer" in the formation of contracts, he will cry to the nearest attorney for salvation from the rigors of the statute of frauds.There is much bread and butter to be earned by the attorney who can obtain the grea

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