~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ SANDY SANDFORT ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ C'punks, At 11:11 AM 6/4/96 -0400, Perry E. Metzger wrote:
...I get the impression that under the common law, an ink signature is merely a demonstration that a party assented to a contract, and except for certain contracts (which usually require witnesses etc.) there is no requirement in the law that a contract even be on paper...
The "Statute of Frauds" lists the exceptions and they cover most important contracts. I seem to recall that contracts over a given amount or for interests in real property for periods of a year or more are covered. I'm sure someone with current access to legal research resources will post a better explanation. S a n d y ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~