QUESTION $5(60$ Points$)$

You are working as a law clerk to a judge in the State of Connecticut. The judge has just heard

oral argument in a case involving a contract dispute between Martha, a painter, and her

customer, Roxanne. Martha alleges that she was asked to paint a mural sized portrait of her

Roxanne on a wall in Roxanne$$s living room. In return, Roxanne agreed to pay Martha $$10,000.$

The question in the case is whether there ever was a valid contract between Roxanne and

Martha. There is nothing in writing and so the judge would like you to outline and explain to the

judge, the various elements required to establish that a valid contract exists between Martha

and Roxanne. You need not decide the case or even give an opinion as to whether there was a

contract. The judge just wants to know what the elements are.