Knight v. Chamberlain

CROCKETT, Justice.

Plaintiff, Keith L. Knight, a real estate broker, sued Ross H. Chamberlain for services rendered, under an oral contract, in connection with a proposed program for the development of residential properties in Salt Lake County. At the conclusion of plaintiff’s evidence the defendant made a motion to dismiss. The trial court granted the motion and entered a written order of dismissal reciting that the evidence showed that, “the plaintiff was employed by the defendant to obtain options * * * to pur chase real property * * * and there being no written * * * memorandum evidencing…