Two Persons Make an Oral Agreement

question 72

Multiple Choice

Two persons make an oral agreement. A day later they put it in writing with several small changes. What is true about the agreement in a court of law?

• A) The oral one would prevail
• B) The written one would prevail
• C) A new agreement must be made
• D) The agreement must be notarized to be legal

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