An auctioneer has authority from a bidder at the auction as well as from the seller to bind both by a memorandum of the contract whenever a written memorandum is required by any statute or by usage to make a valid contract of sale, and such memorandum must be in the form and content prescribed.

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Terms Used In North Dakota Code 3-05-02

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
  • written: include "typewriting" and "typewritten" and "printing" and "printed" except in the case of signatures and when the words are used by way of contrast to typewriting and printing. See North Dakota Code 1-01-37