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Unenforceable Contract
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A contract for which there is no legal remedy.
Acceptable alternative ways of describing an unenforceable contract are:
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An otherwise valid contract, which the courts cannot do anything about if
it is breached.
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A contract for which the courts cannot help the injured party.
Notes on Unenforceable Contract:
This is an otherwise valid contract but the courts cannot provide a remedy when there is a breach.An example of an unenforceable contract is:
- A contract made 10 years ago in which performance of one party was completed 9 years ago but the other party did not pay and no action was taken in the next 9 years. The party that was not paid cannot get paid now because of the Statute of Limitations so the courts can do nothing for the party to whom the money was owed.
Related Concepts
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Valid Contract, which is generally referred to just
as an enforceable contract or a binding contract.
- Voidable contract.
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