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Oral Agreements
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Estate Planning in California
Oral Contract to Make a Will
By Unknown
In 1998, husband promises wife to leave the marital condo to wife should wife pay off the outstanding mortgage on the marital condo. Wife then pays off the outstanding mortgage…
Texas Agriculture Law Blog
Court Considers Ranch Ownership Dispute Between Family Members
In Hollis v. Hollis, the Texarkana Court of Appeals considered the question of who owned a ranch when mother and son disagreed. Cattle in pasture / (Hannah Harrison/Texas A&M AgriLife) Background …
Commercial Case Notes
Oral Contract Claim Regarding Real Property Barred by Statute of Frauds
By John Lundin
On May 27, 2026, Justice Ondrovic of the Westchester County Commercial Division issued a decision in Morataya v. 183 Lincoln Ave. LLC, 2026 NY Slip Op. 50819(U), holding that a…
Commercial Case Notes
Allegations of Oral Agreement Fail for Insufficient Allegations of Material Terms
By John Lundin
On April 9, 2026, the First Department issued a decision in Kassirer v. Gotlib, 2026 NY Slip Op. 02154, holding that allegations of an oral agreement were insufficient because they…
Florida Business Litigation Lawyer Blog
MIAMI BUSINESS LITIGATION: UNWRITTEN CONTRACTS
Most breach of contract lawsuits involve a written contract. However, contracts do not have to be in writing to be enforceable. Many contracts can also be oral or implied through…
Commercial Case Notes
Statute of Frauds Barred Claim for Breach of Oral Agreement to Negotiate Business Opportunity
By John Lundin
On February 25, 2026, the Second Department issued a decision in Catalogne v. Class Action Recovery, LLC, 2026 NY Slip Op. 01029, holding that the statute of frauds barred a…
Blaneys Appeals
COURT OF APPEAL SUMMARIES (February 17 – 21)
Jump To: Table of Contents | Civil Decisions | Short Civil Decisions Good afternoon.Following are our summaries of the civil decisions of the Court of Appeal for Ontario for the…
ContractsProf Blog
Alleged Oral Agreement Regarding Toby Keith Does Not Waive Immunity
Still catching up on older cases. This one was decided in July. In City of Pharr, Texas v. Garcia, the court devoted very little time in its memorandum opinion on rehearing…
Commercial Case Notes
Oral Agreement Regarding Ownership Interest Not Barred by Written Employment Agreement
By John Lundin
On October 2, 2024, the Second Department issued a decision in Parizat v. Meron, 2024 NY Slip Op. 04776, holding that an oral agreement regarding a party’s ownership interest in…
ContractsProf Blog
Matthew Sluka: More NILs; More TroubILs
I expect that college athletics contracts are going to be the single most popular topic for student notes for the next five years at least. Two students came to me with…