Meyer v. Logue

Plaintiff Edward Meyer brought this action to enforce an oral contract involving the sale of securities. The trial court granted defendants’ motion for summary judgment, holding that the alleged agreement was unenforceable under the relevant Statute of Frauds. (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1979, ch. 26, par. 8 — 319.) On appeal, plaintiff contends that the trial court erred in granting summary judgment because he raised these genuine issues of material fact: (1) whether the parties entered a valid oral contract and (2) whether plaintiff’s alleged performance of this contract removes the Statute of Frauds…