1. Why was Salim arguing that the contract should be deemed enforceable when he was being sued for breach of contract?

2. What might Salim have done to ensure that the sales contract would be enforceable?

Mohammad Salim bought a convenience store and gas station * * *. He made some improvements to the property and then offered it for sale. Talat Solaiman and Sabina Chowdhury approached Salim about buying the property in December 2006. After negotiating a purchase price of $975,000, the parties signed a handwritten document memorializing the terms of the agreement and on December 26, signed a more formal, typewritten “Purchase and Sale Agreement” prepared by Solaiman and Chowdhury.