John L. Rayward v. Joachim Silbermann

LUMBARD, Chief Judge:

John L. Rayward appeals from a judgment for the defendant, Joachim Silber-mann, in a diversity action wherein he sought to recover compensation for services as a finder either under an oral contract or in quantum meruit. The trial judge dismissed the contract claim at the conclusion of Rayward’s proof, on the ground that recovery on the oral agreement would be barred by the Statute of Frauds and because Rayward had failed to show that he had performed as he had not found the purchaser. On the second count, for quantum meruit, the jury found for the defendant. We affirm…