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To: jim kelley who wrote (3509)	9/18/1998 8:30:00 AM
From: jlallen	Respond to of 67261

No. Mr. Hodgkins is right on the money. JLA

To: jim kelley who wrote (3509)	9/18/1998 8:39:00 AM
From: mrknowitall	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 67261

jim - Oral contracts stand up all the time. Not everyone is a liar. Don't perpetuate myths here, please. Mr. K.

To: jim kelley who wrote (3509)	9/18/1998 9:22:00 AM
From: jim kelley	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 67261

Well we will just have to continue to disagree.

To: jim kelley who wrote (3509)	9/18/1998 11:34:00 AM
From: The Philosopher	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 67261

You continue the misperception of many people that oral contracts are invalid by trotting out a folk bromide. Sorry. I have enforced more than one oral contract in court. You're right, if there is a written contract, it's hard to prove that oral agreements supercede the written contract. But most transactions don't involve written contracts. Ever ordered merchandise over the phone? No written contract. Ever walked into a store and taken goods to the counter to buy, or gone to a self-service gas pump to get gas? No written contract. But yes, a contract is involved and it is enforceable. You are a prime example of the person who should put brain in gear before engaging mouth.