O'Hara orally agrees to sell Butler her estate (including a home and outbuildings and acreage), Tara, if Butler promises to pay her $2000 annually for the next 20 years. Butler moves into possession of Tara, makes improvements on it, has magazine subscriptions sent there, and pays the $2000 every year for three years. If O'Hara now wants to evict Butler so she can sell Tara to Wilkes, may Butler successfully resist? (The sale, not O'Hara.) a. Does this agreement fall under Statute of Frauds? b. Why? And what other types of transactions are subject to the Statute of Frauds? c. May Butler successfully resist the sale? d. What facts led you to your answer to part c?

O'Hara orally agrees to sell Butler her estate (including a home and outbuildings and acreage), Tara, if Butler promises to pay her $2000 annually for the next 20 years. Butler moves into possession of Tara, makes improvements on it, has magazine subscriptions sent there, and pays the $2000 every year for three years. If O'Hara now wants to evict Butler so she can sell Tara to Wilkes, may Butler successfully resist? (The sale, not O'Hara.) a. Does this agreement fall under Statute of Frauds? b. Why? And what other types of transactions are subject to the Statute of Frauds? c. May Butler successfully resist the sale? d. What facts led you to your answer to part c?

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