Re:The Handshake Deal Protocol
by driverdan on Thursday March 14, 2013 @02:21PM
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Not necessarily. In New York state for example, it's required that any contract worth $500 or more be written. Oral contracts over $500 aren't enforceable.
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You could make a similar reservation about written contracts, as the scale of formality goes even higher. Some kinds of contracts require a notary and the worst ones might even require a priest or a rabbi :)
Doesn't an email count as written? I'm pretty sure there's case law on that. (Not sure about a text message, though.)
Still, you've got proof with this that someone is at least less than honorable, even if you can't legally force anything to happen.