2006 Code of Virginia § 11-2 - When written evidence required to maintain action

11-2. When written evidence required to maintain action.

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

1. To charge any person upon or by reason of a representation or assuranceconcerning the character, conduct, credit, ability, trade, or dealings ofanother, 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 ofmajority, to pay a debt contracted during infancy, or upon a ratificationafter attaining the age of majority, of a promise or simple contract madeduring infancy;

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

4. To charge any person upon a promise to answer for the debt, default, ormisdoings 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 thereoffor more than a year;

7. Upon any agreement or contract for services to be performed in the sale ofreal 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 anaggregate amount of $25,000 or more.

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

(Code 1919, 5561; 1976, c. 157; 1990, c. 570.)