SOF Exceptions: Part Performance

Part performance may satisfy the SOF for land contracts if unequivocally referable.

Representative cases

• SS-II, LLC v. Bridge Street Associates 977 A.2d 189 · Supreme Court of Connecticut
• H. Pearce Real Estate Co. v. Kaiser 176 Conn. 442 · Supreme Court of Connecticut
• Harvey v. Dow 2008 ME 192 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine

Related Defenses to Formation rules

• Capacity to ContractMinors, mentally incompetent persons, and intoxicated individuals may avoid contracts due to lack of capacity.
• Misrepresentation DefenseContracts induced by material misrepresentation are voidable when justifiably relied upon.
• Fraud DefenseFraudulent inducement renders a contract voidable; fraud in factum may render it void.
• Duress DefenseDuress exists when an improper threat leaves no reasonable alternative.
• Undue Influence DefenseUndue influence arises from unfair persuasion of a vulnerable party by someone in a dominating position.
• Mutual Mistake DefenseA contract is voidable when both parties are mistaken about a basic assumption materially affecting the exchange.
• Unilateral Mistake DefenseUnilateral mistake permits avoidance when the other party knew or caused the mistake.
• UnconscionabilityA court may refuse enforcement of unconscionable terms based on unfair surprise or oppressive results.

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