Kojaian v. Ernst

Plaintiff appeals as of right from an order granting summary disposition in favor of defendants after plaintiff’s case in chief in a bench trial. The trial court’s order was apparently based on its finding that any agreement between the parties failed to meet the requirements of the statute of frauds, MCL 566.108; MSA 26.908. We affirm.

This is an action for specific performance brought by plaintiff real estate developer against defendant real property owners after defendants refused to sell approximately five acres of land in Troy which they had owned for more than thirty years. Plaintiff…