Statute of Frauds Categories

The SOF applies to marriage, year-or-more, land, executors, goods ≥ $500, and suretyship.

Representative cases

• FirstMerit Bank, N.A. v. Inks 2014 Ohio 789 · Ohio Supreme Court
• Howard Browning v. Lynn Anne Poirier 165 So. 3d 663 · Supreme Court of Florida
• Bruce Lavalleur, P.C. v. Guarantee Group 992 N.W.2d 736 · Nebraska Supreme Court

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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