What is a 'contract'?

What is a 'contract'?

Michael Ehline (Attorney at Law) gives expert video advice on: What is a 'contract'?; What is a 'breach of contract'?; What is a 'breach of confidence' under contract law? and more...

A contract can arise in many ways. It can be oral, it can be written, it can be implied by conduct. Basically a contract, unlike a negligence claim, is an actual agreement made between the parties, the breach of which implies a remedy, usually in damages.