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Bob and Sue sign a written contract. Bob claims that the parties later orally agreed to modify it. Any oral modification is likely not enforceable if it falls under

Any breach allows the non-breaching party to sue for damages.

Bob enters into a contract with Sue in which Sue agrees to tow Bob’s car to Bakersfield. Sue transfers her duty under this contract to Steve. Sue is

Bob offers, in writing, to sell to Sue a certain half acre of land for “$105,000.” After Sue signs the offer in acceptance and returns it, Bob discovers that the price should have been stated at “$150,000.” Bob’s misstatement of the price is

A contract is always enforceable even if one party is aware that the other party made a mistake of fact.

Punitive damages are designed to punish a breaching party and deter others from similar conduct.

Bob and Sue enter into a contract under which Bob agrees to cater Sue’s wedding for $10,000. The contract can expressly prohibit and prevent the transfer of a

Sue contracts with Bob to pay $5,000 for his work on her house. After Bob performs, they sign an accord, in which Sue promises to pay $4,000 within 10 days instead of $5,000 later. Unfortunately, Sue does not pay. Bob can Sue sue under

Sue files a lawsuit against Bob to enforce an oral contract that would otherwise be unenforceable under the Statute of Frauds. The court could enforce such a contract if

The person to whom the rights in a contract are assigned is the assignee.