Is the contract could enforced due to illegality. Law Essay

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It is a convention that agreements or contracts be made in form of writing. However, states like North Carolina under the Civil Code chapter 22 have stipulated circumstances under which oral agreements can be enforceable. The bottom line for the specification is that all contracts may be oral unless required by the state law to be written. The circumstances surrounding Hughes v. Cole's oral agreement questions the feasibility of agreement beyond the stipulated conditions under which oral agreement may be enforceable. The fact that the venture was gambling-related and involved two states (North Carolina and Virginia) complicated the enforcement even further. Under the state law of North Carolina, the contract could not be enforced on the basis of illegality.
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