What Was the Result in Stewart Lamle V

question 9

Multiple Choice

What was the result in Stewart Lamle v.Mattel Inc.,the case in the text in which the plaintiff claimed that in discussions Mattel agreed to a three-year license agreement to distribute a board game the plaintiff created,and that the agreement was confirmed by Mattel through an email,but that Mattel later wrongfully refused to enter into a written contract and follow through with the deal?

• A) That as a matter of law the oral agreement was not enforceable because there was no writing.
• B) That it was up to a jury to decide if fairness mandated that Mattel be required to follow through with the admitted deal.
• C) That it was up to a jury to decide matters including whether the parties intended to be bound by the oral agreement and whether an email contained the material terms of the oral contract.
• D) That as a matter of law the parties intended to be bound by the oral agreement and that the email involved, sent by an agent of Mattel, contained the material terms of the oral contract thereby binding Mattel to the agreement.
• E) That no writing was required because the agreement did not come within the statute of frauds.

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