ORS 72.2010
Formal requirements: statute of frauds

(1)

Except as otherwise provided in this section a contract for the sale of goods for the price of $500 or more is not enforceable by way of action or defense unless there is some writing sufficient to indicate that a contract for sale has been made between the parties and signed by the party against whom enforcement is sought or by the authorized agent or broker of the party. A writing is not insufficient because it omits or incorrectly states a term agreed upon but the contract is not enforceable under this subsection beyond the quantity of goods shown in such writing.

(2)

Between merchants, if within a reasonable time a writing in confirmation of the contract and sufficient against the sender is received and the party receiving it has reason to know its contents, it satisfies the requirements of subsection (1) of this section against such party unless written notice of objection to its contents is given within 10 days after it is received.

(3)

A contract which does not satisfy the requirements of subsection (1) of this section but which is valid in other respects is enforceable:

(a)

If the goods are to be specially manufactured for the buyer and are not suitable for sale to others in the ordinary course of the seller’s business and the seller, before notice of repudiation is received and under circumstances which reasonably indicate that the goods are for the buyer, has made either a substantial beginning of their manufacture or commitments for their procurement; or

(b)

If the party against whom enforcement is sought admits in pleading, testimony or otherwise in court that a contract for sale was made, but the contract is not enforceable under this provision beyond the quantity of goods admitted; or

(c)

With respect to goods for which payment has been made and accepted or which have been received and accepted in accordance with ORS 72.6060 (What constitutes acceptance of goods). [1961 c.726 §72.2010 (Formal requirements: statute of frauds)]

Source: Section 72.2010 — Formal requirements: statute of frauds, https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors072.­html.

Notes of Decisions

The sale of goods was taken out of the statute of frauds by receipt and acceptance of the goods by plaintiff in accordance with ORS 72.6060. Gardner & Beedon Co. v. Cooke, 267 Or 7, 513 P2d 758 (1973)

Writing is sufficient to indicate that contract has been made if it affords basis for believing that offered oral evidence rests on real transaction. Tripp v. Pay ‘n Pak Stores, Inc., 268 Or 1, 518 P2d 1298 (1974)

Exclusive dealings contract was not void for failure to state quantity, for ORS 72.3060 provides “quantity” terms with respect to such contracts as matter of law. Kubik v. J & R Foods, 282 Or 179, 577 P2d 518 (1978)

Where seller signed agreement for sale of shop and office equipment and delivered equipment to purchaser and thereafter sought payment from corporation to whom purchaser’s interest was transferred, seller treated transfer and sale as accomplished facts and transaction was out of statute of frauds. Bank of Wallowa v. Gary Mac, Inc., 49 Or App 403, 619 P2d 1310 (1980)

Promissory estoppel is available to avoid the defense of the Statute of Frauds by virtue of ORS 71.1030. Potter v. Hatter Farms, 56 Or App 254, 641 P2d 628 (1982)

Plaintiff’s letter to defendant that by its own terms described no underlying oral agreement was not sufficient as writing in confirmation of oral agreement to take alleged agreement out of Statute of Frauds. Pacific Inland Navigation v. Riedel International, 101 Or App 575, 792 P2d 443 (1990), Sup Ct review denied

This section merely addresses issue of statute of frauds, not issue of terms of contract. Pacific Western Resin Co. v. Condux Pipe Systems, Inc., 771 F Supp 313 (1991)

Attachment of “sign and return” clause does not rule out document as being order confirmation. GPL Treatment, Ltd. v. Louisiana-Pacific Corp., 133 Or App 633, 894 P2d 470 (1995), aff’d323 Or 116, 914 P2d 682 (1996)

Law Review Citations

28 WLR 565 (1992)

72.1010
Short title 72.1020
Scope 72.1030
Definitions and index of definitions 72.1040
Definitions: “merchant” 72.1050
Definitions: “goods” 72.1060
Definitions: “contract” 72.1070
Goods to be severed from realty 72.2010
Formal requirements: statute of frauds 72.2020
Final written expression: parol or extrinsic evidence 72.2030
Seals inoperative 72.2040
Formation in general 72.2050
Firm offers 72.2060
Offer and acceptance in formation of contract 72.2070
Additional terms in acceptance or confirmation 72.2090
Modification, rescission and waiver 72.2100
Delegation of performance 72.3010
General obligations of parties 72.3020
Unconscionable contract or clause 72.3030
Allocation or division of risks 72.3040
Price payable in money, goods, realty or otherwise 72.3050
Open price term 72.3060
Output, requirements and exclusive dealings 72.3070
Delivery in single lot or several lots 72.3080
Absence of specified place for delivery 72.3090
Absence of specific time provisions 72.3100
Open time for payment or running of credit 72.3110
Options and cooperation respecting performance 72.3120
Warranty of title and against infringement 72.3130
Express warranties by affirmation, promise, description, sample 72.3140
Implied warranty: merchantability 72.3150
Implied warranty: fitness for particular purpose 72.3160
Exclusion or modification of warranties 72.3170
Cumulation and conflict of warranties express or implied 72.3180
Third party beneficiaries of warranties express or implied 72.3190
F.O.B. and F.A.S. terms 72.3200
C.I.F. and C. and F. terms 72.3210
C.I.F. or C. and F.: “net landed weights” 72.3220
Delivery “ex-ship.” 72.3230
Form of bill of lading required in overseas shipment 72.3240
“No arrival, no sale” term 72.3250
“Letter of credit” term 72.3260
Sale on approval and sale or return 72.3270
Special incidents of sale on approval and sale or return 72.3280
Sale by auction 72.4005
Definitions for ORS 72.4010 and 72.4030 72.4010
Passing of title 72.4020
Rights of seller’s creditors against sold goods 72.4030
Power to transfer 72.5010
Insurable interest in goods 72.5020
Buyer’s right to goods on seller’s repudiation, failure to deliver or insolvency 72.5030
Manner of seller’s tender of delivery 72.5040
Shipment by seller 72.5050
Seller’s shipment under reservation 72.5060
Rights of financing agency 72.5070
Effect of seller’s tender 72.5080
Cure by seller of improper tender or delivery 72.5090
Risk of loss in the absence of breach 72.5100
Effect of breach on risk of loss 72.5110
Tender of payment by buyer 72.5120
Payment by buyer before inspection 72.5130
Buyer’s right to inspection of goods 72.5140
When documents deliverable on acceptance 72.5150
Preserving evidence of goods in dispute 72.6010
Buyer’s rights on improper delivery 72.6020
Manner and effect of rightful rejection 72.6030
Merchant buyer’s duties as to rightfully rejected goods 72.6040
Buyer’s options as to salvage of rightfully rejected goods 72.6050
Waiver of buyer’s objections by failure to particularize 72.6060
What constitutes acceptance of goods 72.6070
Effect of acceptance 72.6080
Revocation of acceptance in whole or in part 72.6090
Right to adequate assurance of performance 72.6100
Anticipatory repudiation 72.6110
Retraction of anticipatory repudiation 72.6120
“Installment contract” 72.6130
Casualty to identified goods 72.6140
Substituted performance 72.6150
Excuse by failure of presupposed conditions 72.6160
Procedure on notice claiming excuse 72.7010
Remedies for breach of collateral contracts not impaired 72.7020
Seller’s remedies on discovery of buyer’s insolvency 72.7030
Seller’s remedies in general 72.7040
Seller’s right to identify goods to the contract notwithstanding breach or to salvage unfinished goods 72.7050
Seller’s stoppage of delivery in transit or otherwise 72.7060
Seller’s resale including contract for resale 72.7070
“Person in the position of a seller.” 72.7080
Seller’s damages for nonacceptance or repudiation 72.7090
Action for the price 72.7100
Seller’s incidental damages 72.7110
Buyer’s remedies in general 72.7120
“Cover” 72.7130
Buyer’s damages for nondelivery or repudiation 72.7140
Buyer’s damages for breach in regard to accepted goods 72.7150
Buyer’s incidental and consequential damages 72.7160
Buyer’s right to specific performance or replevin 72.7170
Deduction of damages from the price 72.7180
Liquidation or limitation of damages 72.7190
Contractual modification or limitation of remedy 72.7200
Effect of “cancellation” or “rescission” on claims for antecedent breach 72.7210
Remedies for fraud 72.7220
Who can sue third parties for injury to goods 72.7230
Proof of market price: time and place 72.7240
Admissibility of market quotations 72.7250
Statute of limitations in contracts for sale 72.8010
Definitions for ORS 72.8010 to 72.8200 72.8020
Manufacturer’s implied warranty of merchantability 72.8030
Manufacturer’s implied warranty of fitness 72.8040
Retailer’s or distributor’s implied warranty of fitness 72.8050
Disclaimer of implied warranty of merchantability or implied warranty of fitness 72.8060
Express warranty 72.8070
Right to make express warranty 72.8090
Form of express warranty 72.8100
Manufacturer’s service and repair 72.8110
Retailer’s service and repair of nonconforming good in absence of manufacturer’s service and repair facilities within state 72.8120
Time for commencement of service and repair 72.8130
Liability to retailer of manufacturer not maintaining service and repair facility within state 72.8140
Unauthorized or unreasonable use after sale 72.8150
Service contract in addition to or in lieu of express warranty 72.8160
Express warranty in addition to implied warranties 72.8170
Authority of manufacturer who makes express warranty to suggest methods of effectuating service and repair 72.8180
Buyer’s waiver of ORS 72.8010 to 72.8200 72.8190
Status of remedies under ORS 72.8010 to 72.8200 72.8200
Operative dates
Green check means up to date. Up to date

Current through early 2024

§ 72.2010’s source at oregon​.gov