Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 84-1-204

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.

Except as otherwise provided in articles 3 and 4 ofchapter 84 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated, and amendments thereto, a person gives value for rights if the person acquires them:

(1) In return for a binding commitment to extend credit or for the extension of immediately available credit, whether or not drawn upon and whether or not a charge-back is provided for in the event of difficulties in collection;

(2) as security for, or in total or partial satisfaction of, a preexisting claim;

(3) by accepting delivery under a preexisting contract for purchase; or

(4) in return for any consideration sufficient to support a simple contract.