The Idaho Supreme Court reaffirmed the traditional rule that part performance of a real estate agreement can constitute an exception to the statute of frauds. If that is the case, a contract that would otherwise be unenforceable because it does not comply with the statutory writing formalities may be enforced nonetheless.
Hoke v. NeYada, 387 P.3d 118 (Idaho 2016). The case involved a lease with an option...
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