Oregon Statutes > Chapter 15 > Choice of Law for Contracts > Contracts Governed by Oregon Law
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§ 15.320 | Specific types of contracts governed by Oregon law |
§ 15.325 | Validity of form |
§ 15.330 | Capacity to contract |
§ 15.335 | Consent |
Terms Used In Oregon Statutes > Chapter 15 > Choice of Law for Contracts > Contracts Governed by Oregon Law
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Person: includes individuals, corporations, associations, firms, partnerships, limited liability companies and joint stock companies. See Oregon Statutes 174.100
- Precedent: A court decision in an earlier case with facts and law similar to a dispute currently before a court. Precedent will ordinarily govern the decision of a later similar case, unless a party can show that it was wrongly decided or that it differed in some significant way.
- Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
- Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
- United States: includes territories, outlying possessions and the District of Columbia. See Oregon Statutes 174.100