Jackson v. Shain

SHANGLER, Judge.

The plaintiff Jackson sued for the specific performance of an oral agreement, concluded between counsel, to settle a quiet title suit pendent against defendant Shain. The answer of the defendant set up the bar of the Statute of Frauds and also that the agreement was without authority. The court found that the settlement agreement was sufficiently performed by the plaintiff to avoid the effect of the Statute of Frauds, and entered specific performance for that party. The defendant appeals.

The subject of the oral agreement between counsel was a suit brought in two counts by…