In this week’s Freedom Friday blog and email newsletter, we’re concluding our new year series, “Top Six in 2026,” and we’ve been talking about the six most popular topics from last year’s Freedom Friday blog and email newsletter. This week we’re talking about the most popular topic from the Freedom Friday blog and email newsletter in 2025, and this topic was also the most popular topic in last year’s Top Five in 2025, which means it was the most popular topic in 2024, as well. In today’s Freedom Friday blog and email newsletter, I’m answering the question, “Can I be sued for breach of contract if I did not sign?”
The short answer is yes; you can be sued for breach of contract if you did not sign or agree in writing, but you may have certain defenses. For example, if your contract or agreement is entirely verbal, it may not be enforceable because of the statutes of frauds. In Oklahoma, any contract or agreement regarding real property, sale of goods for more than $500.00, a guarantee of a debt by a third party, or any agreement which requires more than one (1) year to perform its terms must be in writing, and if you’re sued for a verbal agreement, and any of these situations apply, you should hire an attorney to possibly file a motion to dismiss such a claim.
However, there are other situations in which you did not “sign” a written contract, but you can still be sued for “breach of contract” or similar claims, e.g., indebtedness or suit on open account, etc. For example, if you buy goods from a store or vendor, you can be sued for indebtedness on open account or open invoices. While there is not a contract per se, the vendor you purchased from made an offer, and by accepting their goods, you made an acceptance, and of course, since they told you the price in advance, there is consideration.
Lastly, if you are sued on a verbal agreement, there is also a three-year statute of limitations for suit to be filed. If the alleged breach was more than three (3) years ago, again, hire a lawyer and request your attorney move for dismissal.
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