MacHan Hampshire Properties, Inc. v. Western Real Estate & Development Co.

JACKSON, Judge:

Machan Hampshire Properties, Inc. (“Machan”), a real estate brokerage, appeals from a summary judgment dismissing its contract claim against defendants Western Real Estate & Development Company (“Western Development”), Western Mortgage and Loan Corporation (“Western Mortgage”), and K-E Enterprises1 for a real estate sales commission. The lower court ruled that Machan’s claim was barred by the statute of frauds codified in Utah Code Ann. § 25-5-4(5) (1989).2 We affirm.

In reviewing a summary judgment, we consider the evidence in the light most favorable to the losing party and…