Applicable Laws The equitable doctrine of part performance allows the court to enforce an oral real estate contract if the agreement was partially performed. The buyer must make at least a partial payment towards the property and possess the property or make valuable improvements to the property. When considering if a case warrants exception to the Statute of Frauds under the equitable doctrine of part performance, the court also considers if a failure to enforce the agreement would cause injustice. Judge Kline, P$.$J$.$ clearly states in a similar case involving an oral real estate contract that: "The doctrine of part performance by the purchaser is a well$-$recognized exception to the Statue of Frauds as applied to contracts for the sale of real property." Sutton v$.$ Warner, $12$

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