Minnesota § 513.01 - NO ACTION ON AGREEMENT
Full text of Minnesota Minnesota Statutes § 513.01 — NO ACTION ON AGREEMENT, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 513.01. NO ACTION ON AGREEMENT
No action shall be maintained, in either of the following cases, upon any agreement, unless such agreement, or some note or memorandum thereof, expressing the consideration, is in writing, and subscribed by the party charged therewith:
(1) every agreement that by its terms is not to be performed within one year from the making thereof;
(2) every special promise to answer for the debt, default or doings of another;
(3) every agreement, promise, or undertaking made upon consideration of marriage, except mutual promises to marry;
(4) every agreement, promise or undertaking to pay a debt which has been discharged by bankruptcy or insolvency proceedings.
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Official Publication of the State of Minnesota
Revisor of Statutes
Frequently Asked Questions About Minnesota § 513.01
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Section 513.01 ("NO ACTION ON AGREEMENT") is part of the Minnesota Statutes, the codified statutory law of Minnesota. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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