Montecalvo v. Mandarelli

OPINION

FLANDERS, Justice.

Before some wag made the inevitable attribution to Yogi Berra, Samuel Goldwyn reportedly remarked that “[a] verbal contract isn’t worth the paper it’s written on.” 1 A case applying this practical wisdom comes before us on the appeal of the plaintiff, Claire Montecalvo, from a judgment entered by the Superior Court in favor of the defendants, Roger W. and Joyce Mandarelli (jointly referred to as the Mandarellis), after a jury trial involving claims and counterclaims arising out of the parties’ real estate ventures and an alleged oral agreement relating thereto. 2 For…