Joy v. Pagel

Upon this record, as I view it, the judgment entered in the circuit court should be affirmed. I think the trial judge was right in holding that each of the four transactions out of which this litigation arises was a “single transaction.” In his opinion Mr. Justice Sharpe holds that in each there were two separate transactions; and citing some authorities, he holds that because it was not a single transaction, plaintiff is barred of recovery under the statute of frauds.

Obviously there can be no hard and fast rule because of which it must be said that every transaction of this character is a…