Meek v. Briggs

Citations

• 80 Fla. 487
• 86 So. 271

Syllabus

<p>1. Telegrams or letters to the writer’s agent may constitute adequate memorandum of the contract under the statute of frauds, and several telegrams, letters or other -writings signed by the party to be charged may be considered together in supplying the essential elements of such memorandum as will satisfy the statute.</p> <p>2. When memorandum under the statute of frauds consists of more than one writing, some of which are signed by the party to be charged and others not signed by him, in order that the unsigned writing or writings may be used to supply the essential elements of the contract there must be some reference to them in the signed writings of such party.</p> <p>3. Memorandum, in order to make another writing a part thereof so as to constitute a part of the contract, must refer to such other writing, and parol proof of the connection of the papers is not admissible to establish a contract required by the statute of frauds to be in writing.</p> <p>4. While memorandum of the contract may consist of two or more writings connected by clear reference in one to the other and parol testimony is inadmissible to connect them, it may in such case be resorted to to identify the writing referred to.</p>