Lemire v. Haley

Under the procedure of the trial the jury answered two questions in favor of the plaintiff without returning a general verdict for a stated amount. The main controversy is whether the alleged contract found to have been made by the decedent with performance by the plaintiff is enforceable. This depends upon its nature and the resulting effect of the statute of frauds upon it. Incidentally presented is the inquiry whether the trial was free from error, apart from the main contention. For the sake of convenient statement these two broad issues are treated separately, and, in the consideration…