When a contract is wholly oral, the first problem of the court is
A) to speak to the parties.
B) read the contract.
C) to determine the liberal meaning of the words.
D) to determine what exactly the parties agreed to.
E) to determine the dictionary meaning of the provisions.

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When a contract is wholly oral, the court's first problem is to determine exactly what the parties agreed to, as there is no written documentation of the terms of the contract. The court may need to speak to the parties and interpret the meaning of their words, but ultimately the goal is to determine the specific terms of the agreement.

When a Contract Is Wholly Oral, the First Problem of the Court