Lawson & Frank, P.C. v. Bettius

By Judge Charles E. Poston

In theory, a written contract is neither more nor less enforceable than an oral agreement, assuming, of course, the absence of a statute requiring that the contract between the parties be reduced to writing. See generally, Va. Code Ann. § 11-2 (Michie 2004). Nonetheless, when a disagreement arises between the parties to a contract, a written undertaking enables resolution of the dispute with much greater facility. The Court today is called upon to resolve a dispute based upon an oral contract. Indeed, Lawson & Frank, P.C., alleges not only an oral contract but also a…