<div dir="ltr">I would think that whether a contract exists for the sale of the property would be a question of fact. So, if you are representing the Plaintiff in the trial, when your client testifies and in anticipation of what the Defendant is going to argue, have the Plaintiff provide testimony that there was no contract for the <div>sale of the property. Then, after the Defendant is finished with presenting his/her defense and counterclaims and introduces whatever documents into evidence, you can recall your client to provide rebuttal testimony to address whatever the Defendant introduced. After the evidentiary part of the trial is over, if there was no evidence of a contract, move the court for dismissal of that counterclaim under CR 41 or CR 50 Judgment as a Matter of Law if there is a jury (for non-unlawful detainer trials). </div><div><br></div><div>If the judge won't dismiss it, then just argue at closing that the Defendant cannot prevail on the counterclaim because there was no contract and the statute of frauds case law requires a contract (cite and argue statute of frauds case law).</div><div><br clear="all"><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div>Kelby J. Derenick </div><div>Attorney</div><div><br></div><div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><b><span style="font-family:garamond,"times new roman",serif">9414 State Ave., Suite E</span></b></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><b><span style="font-family:garamond,"times new roman",serif">Marysville, WA 98270<br>Ph: (206) 659-5061</span></b></div></div><div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><div><b style="font-family:garamond,"times new roman",serif"><br></b></div></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><b><span style="font-family:garamond,"times new roman",serif">14 E. Main Street, Suite 207</span><br></b></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><font face="garamond, times new roman, serif"><b>Walla Walla, WA 99362</b></font></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><b><font face="garamond, times new roman, serif">Ph: (509) 676-9805</font></b></div></div><div><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;font-size:11pt"><br></span></div><div><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;font-size:11pt">CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This electronic mail message contains information that (a) is or may be legally privileged, confidential, proprietary in nature, or otherwise protected by law from disclosure, and (b) is intended only for the use of the Addressee(s) named herein. If you are not the intended recipient, an addressee, or the person responsible for delivering this to an addressee, you are hereby notified that reading, using, copying, or distributing any part of this message is strictly prohibited. If you have received this electronic mail message in error, please contact me immediately and take the steps necessary to delete the message completely from your computer system. Thank you.</span><br></div><div><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px 0px 20px;width:468.381px;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Roboto,RobotoDraft,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:medium"><div><div style="margin:8px 0px 0px;padding:0px"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><span style="font-size:11pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif"><br></span></div></div></div></div></div><div></div><div></div></div></div><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Thu, Apr 13, 2023 at 4:07 PM Paul Neumiller <<a href="mailto:pneumiller@hotmail.com">pneumiller@hotmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div class="msg5102791194515186494">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">So I have a trial coming up where the occupant says occupant is buying the house and I represent the LL who says the occupant is renting the house and therefore subject
to unlawful detainer. The occupant has little to show that occupant is buying the house and therefore the statute of frauds kicks in. But how? Is it a “weight of the evidence type of thing” where the occupant can still present oral testimony and a couple
of documents which don’t meet the requirements of the statute of limitations? Or, can I object (on what grounds?) to the evidence from being presented at trial
<i>in the first place</i> because it fails to rise to the level of documentation required by the statute of frauds? In other words, I have this thing called the statute of frauds. On a practical basis, how do I use it at trial?<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">BTW, I have read many sources regarding the statute and none have addressed how it is used at trial.
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