Bill and Sally sent several e-mails back and forth in the process of agreeing for Bill to buy Sally's 2001 Acura TL.Sally places an electronic signature on her final correspondence.Bill did not place any type of signature on any of his correspondence.There is actually no single e-mail with all the terms of their agreement,but Bill has printed out copies of all the e-mails between them concerning this transaction.Can Bill enforce this contract?

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While the emails do not meet the traditional requirements of the Statute of Frauds, they do constitute a written contract under the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act (UETA) and the Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act (ESIGN). Sally's electronic signature on the final correspondence indicates agreement to the terms, and Bill's printed copies of the emails serve as evidence of the agreement. While it may have been preferable for all the terms to be contained in a single document, the agreement is still enforceable.

Bill and Sally Sent Several E-Mails Back and Forth in the Process