Legal Question in Business Law in New York

Re: what constitutes a contract?

A contract is an exchange of enforeceable promises. The message you saved is certainly evidence of the probable existence of a contract.

A court would consider all evidence to determine whether or not a contract in fact existed.

Certain contracts, in order to be enforced, have to be in writing and at the very minimum a memorandum must signed by the party to be charged.

For all practical purposes you would have to sue in Wyoming to find out.

You also have a forum problem; New York or Wyoming. The place where the contract, if in fact one existed, was made and the services performed is very important.

Re: what constitutes a contract?

If the agreement has valid terms and definite subject matter it will be upheld as a contract. As a practical matter, it may be difficult to sue on the contract without going to the state where the other party lives to get jurisdiction.

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