Wally visited the showroom of the MayDay Company, and verbally ordered an $800 refrigerator. The MayDay Company verbally accepted the order, and later (the next day) sent Wally a duplicate purchase order for the appliance, along with a request that he sign and return one copy. Wally did not sign the order, and when the appliance was delivered, refused to take delivery. MayDay sued Wally for breach of contract. The purchase order sent by MayDay to Wally would defeat Wally's defence based upon the writing requirements in the Sale of Goods Act.

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The Sale of Goods Act typically requires contracts for the sale of goods over a certain value (often $500 or more) to be in writing to be enforceable. Since Wally did not sign the purchase order, there is no written contract that meets the statute's requirements, making it difficult for MayDay to enforce the contract based solely on the unsigned purchase order.

Wally Visited the Showroom of the MayDay Company, and Verbally