Forge v. Smith

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• holding that although they were in a separate document, the building plans were incorporated into the building contract by reference
• noting that when one writing refers to another instrument for additional terms, the two writings should be read together
• noting that lease contract granted property interest in certain lots
• “Where one writing references another instrument for additional contract terms, the two writings should be read together.”
• “Rather than apply fixed rules for compliance with the statute of frauds, this Court has adopted a case-by-case approach.”
• “All owners of jointly held property must sign a contract conveying an interest in the property; the absence of a signature by a co-owner renders the contract void.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).