GROSSE, J.
Ex parte writings may bring a contract within the six-year statute of limitations if they contain all the elements of a contract, including the promise of the party to be charged. Here, a law firm's retention letter, which confirmed an oral agreement, did not express a promise by the firm's client, and thus the letter did not satisfy the writing requirement for purposes of the six-year statute. Because the three-year statute for oral agreements applied...
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