Welcome back to the Law School Toolbox podcast! Today, in an episode from our “Listen and Learn” series, we take a look at the Statute of Frauds, or the types of situations that are susceptible to fraud and therefore require a written and signed contract.
In this episode we discuss:
- The situations that courts have decided are particularly open to fraud
- What elements are needed for contract formation?
- The rules and exceptions to the Statute of Frauds
- Analyzing two Contracts questions, from the July 2011 and July 2019 California bar exams
- How you should structure your exam answer when the question involves the Statute of Frauds
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Resources:
- Law School Exam Prep 101
- California Bar Examination – Essay Questions and Selected Answers, July 2011
- California Bar Examination – Essay Questions and Selected Answers, July 2019
- Examples & Explanations: Contracts, by Brian Blum
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I recently discovered your podcast, and love them. Especially the Listen and Learn series. In fact, I learned an important point on Statute of Fraud in this podcast about this being a defense, and the bit about “signed by the person to be charged.” I am a 2L at Concord Law.
We are so glad they’re helpful, and you’re enjoying them! We’ll have more Listen and Learn episodes coming up.