1. If his new player contract is “for six years,” must it be in writing to be enforceable? Explain your
answer.
-Any contract that cannot be completed within a year should be documented and signed by both parties
to acknowledge the length of the contract. In the case of Mr. Simpson, in
writing to be enforceable under the Statute of Frauds, which requires a six-year term to be valid
2. If his new contract is “for as long as Dwayne Simpson can play water polo,” must it be in writing to be
enforceable? Explain your answer.
-In the first year of his contract, he runs the risk of getting hurt or possibly dying, which would keep him
from playing water polo for the rest of his life. Because the contract may be performed during the first
year after the date of execution, the Statute of Frauds states that the contract does not need to be in
writing to be enforceable.
3. If the new contract is “for five years, but if Dwayne Simpson is injured, the contract is terminated,”
must it be in writing to be enforceable? Explain your answer.
-Contracts that cannot be fulfilled by their terms within a year must be in writing and signed by the party
against whom the contract is to be enforced, Because the contract itself is still valid for five years, it must
be in writing to be enforceable according to Week 6: Defenses to Formation, Continued Performance,
and Breach of the Uniform Commercial Code
Reference
Week six: Defenses to formation (continued); performance, and Breach. (n.d.-b).
https://leocontent.umgc.edu/content/dam/course-content/tus/lgst/lgst-340/document/STNDRD
%20Narrative%20W6%20LGST%20340%20%281%29.pdf
