CODE OF VIRGINIA

WHEN WRITTEN EVIDENCE REQUIRED TO MAINTAIN ACTION (§ 11-2)

Unless a promise, contract, agreement, representation, assurance, or
ratification, or some memorandum or note thereof, is in writing and signed by
the party to be charged or his agent, no action shall be brought in any of the
following cases:

   1.  To charge any person upon or by reason of a representation or assurance
   concerning the character, conduct, credit, ability, trade, or dealings of
   another, to the intent or purpose that such other may obtain thereby, credit,
   money, or goods;

   2.  To charge any person upon a promise made after attaining the age of
   majority, to pay a debt contracted during infancy, or upon a ratification
   after attaining the age of majority, of a promise or simple contract made
   during infancy;

   3.  To charge a personal representative upon a promise to answer any debt or
   damages out of his own estate;

   4.  To charge any person upon a promise to answer for the debt, default, or
   misdoings of another;

   5.  Upon any agreement made upon consideration of marriage;

   6.  Upon any contract for the sale of real estate, or for the lease thereof
   for more than a year;

   7.  Upon any agreement or contract for services to be performed in the sale of
   real estate by a party defined in § 54.1-2100 or § 54.1-2101;

   8.  Upon any agreement that is not to be performed within a year; or

   9.  Upon any agreement or promise to lend money or extend credit in an
   aggregate amount of $ 25,000 or more.

The consideration need not be set forth or expressed in the writing, and it may
be proved (where a consideration is necessary) by other evidence.

HISTORY: Code 1919, § 5561; 1976, c. 157; 1990, c. 570.