Electronic Signatures

 Recent case of interest.   An email is probably not a sufficient electronic signature.  

Parish Transp. LLC v. Jordan Carriers Inc.- Contracts – Enforceability – Electronic Signature – Statute of Frauds – Appellant appealed after the trial court granted summary judgment and found that email communication did not constitute a contract pursuant to Mississippi law and the statute of frauds. Because sending an email does not satisfy the requirements for an electronic signature under Miss. Code Ann. § 75-12-3(8), and because appellee’s email was ambiguous, an enforceable contract did not exist between the parties. Therefore, the trial court’s judgment was affirmed.