Can an email hold up as a contract?
Get Legal Help Today
Compare Quotes From Top Companies and Save
Secured with SHA-256 Encryption
Can an email hold up as a contract?
I am trying to find out if an email exchange in which the terms of an agreement are clearly stated, and both parties clearly state they agree to these terms, be held as a legal contract between the parties?
Asked on July 18, 2012 under Business Law, Massachusetts
Answers:
Ian Kravitz / Malka & Kravitz, P.A.
Answered 11 years ago | Contributor
As long as that email exchange clearly shows a mutual agreement between the parties to that exchange, as to all material terms of that agreement, with no essential terms left open, the email exchange can in fact prove the existence of a contract. This will require some legal analysis, so you should consider retaining legal counsel to assist you.
IMPORTANT NOTICE: The Answer(s) provided above are for general information only. The attorney providing the answer was not serving as the attorney for the person submitting the question or in any attorney-client relationship with such person. Laws may vary from state to state, and sometimes change. Tiny variations in the facts, or a fact not set forth in a question, often can change a legal outcome or an attorney's conclusion. Although AttorneyPages.com has verified the attorney was admitted to practice law in at least one jurisdiction, he or she may not be authorized to practice law in the jurisdiction referred to in the question, nor is he or she necessarily experienced in the area of the law involved. Unlike the information in the Answer(s) above, upon which you should NOT rely, for personal advice you can rely upon we suggest you retain an attorney to represent you.