
ANSWER KEY
Chapter 11 Written Contracts and Cyber-Commerce
Opening Case Questions
2. The contracts that must be in writing to be enforceable include: (a) Contracts that cannot
be completed within one year; (b) Contracts transferring real property rights; (c) Contracts for the sale
3. Leases should be placed in writing because of the inherent unpredicatability of the terms
that must be included in such contracts. State law outlines most of the details that must be included
within these agreements. However, some details depend upon local customs and traditions that are
4. As noted above, one additional law that requires a written contract is a law found in many
5. Fixtures are personal property items (goods, such as the appliances, awnings, air
conditioners, sinks, and so on) that are later added to real property. Because such fixtures are usually
attached in a way that makes them difficult to remove without damaging the real property, they
Questions for Review and Discussion
1. In British law, the parties in a breach of contract lawsuit could not testify in court about the
promises they had made. Consequently, witnesses as to the nature of a contract had to be brought in to