What is the statute of limitations for oral contracts for sale of goods?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Filmservice Laboratories, Inc. v. Harvey Bernhard Enterprises, Inc., 208 Cal.App.3d 1297, 256 Cal.Rptr. 735 (Cal. App. 1989):
The statute of limitations applicable to oral contracts for sale of goods is four years. Subdivision (1) of California Uniform Commercial Code section 2725 provides in pertinent part: "An action for breach of any contract for sale must be commenced within four years after the cause of action has accrued." The term "any contract for sale" includes an oral agreement. (Hatchen v. Stewart (1974) 42 Cal.App.3d Supp. 1, 3, 116 Cal.Rptr. 631.)
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