Lonnie and Pamela Have Been Negotiating a Contract Over the Phone

question 28

Multiple Choice

Lonnie and Pamela have been negotiating a contract over the phone for a prime piece of property. Pamela believes that they have a contract due to all of Lonnie's assertions and begins to clear the trees and brush. If Lonnie tries to indicate that there is not a contract because all the assertions are oral, Pamela could use the ________ exception to prove there is in fact a contract.

• A) substantial performance
• B) partial-performance
• C) sales substantiation
• D) the purchase proof rule
• E) oral proof

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