Question

If the buyer in an oral contract for the sale of land has paid any portion of the sale price, has begun to permanently improve the land, or has taken possession of the land, the courts will consider the contract partially performed under the theory of _____.
A. Substantial performanceB. Partial performanceC. Sales substantiationD. The purchase proof ruleE. The sales proof rule

Answer 1

Answer:

B. Partial performance.

Explanation:

Partial performance is the place one party finishes performance under an oral contract – may make the oral contract enforceable, regardless of the Statute of Frauds. A party must exhibit his performance was exclusively inferable from the oral contract.