business law ch13

parol evidence rule（たとえ口頭による約束であっても，通常，約定は法的保護を受け，履行が強制されます。）

A rule of contracts under which a court will not receive into evidence prior or contemporaneous oral statements and agreements that contradict the terms o

collateral promise（付随的な約束）

A secondary promise to a primary transaction, such as a promise made by one person to pay the debts of another if the latter fails to perform.

Statute of Frauds（詐欺防止法）

A state statute that requires certain types of contracts to be in writing to be enforceable.

integrated contract（完結契約書）

A written contract that constitutes the final expression of the parties' agreement. Evidence extraneous to the contract that contradicts or alters the meaning of the contract in any way is inadmissible.

prenuptial agreement（婚姻前に行う財産契約）

An agreement made before marriage that defines each partner's ownership rights in the other partner's property.

if Edger orally agrees to buy a car from Sally creates a written contract with all the terms of the sale and signs it , Edger

a cannot be forced to go through with the sale because he has not sighed the contract

which of the following contracts would not be required to be in writing to be enforceable?

a contract that can be performed within six months of being formed

which of the following need not be included in a written contract?

a detailed description of every term involved in the contract

the Statute of Frauds covers all of the following except contracts for the sale of :

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a secondary promise to a primary transactions, such as a promise made by one person to pay the debts of another is called a:

collateral promise

if contract can be fully performed in six months from the day the contract is formed is

does not need to be in writing to be enforceable

a written contract that is intended to be a complete and final statement of the terms of an agreement is referred to as a(n):

integrated contract

evidence of prior negotiations, prior agreements, or contemporaneous oral agreements that contradict pr vary the terms of a written contract cannot normally be introduced at a trial. This is known as the :

parol evidence rule

under the Uniform Commercial Code, contracts for the sale of goods will not fall under the Statute of Frauds if the goods are

priced below $500