Legal Opinion
Forest City Chevrolet v. Waterford of Portland, LLC
District Court, D. Maine
Decided January 16, 2002No. CIV.01-282-P-HPublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER ON MOTION TO DISMISS
HORNBY, Chief Judge.
The motion to dismiss 1 is GRANTED. The plaintiff purchaser seeks to enforce an oral agreement to convey land, but has no writing signed by the defendant seller. The statute of frauds, 33 M.R.S.A. § 51, makes such an oral agreement unenforceable, Shaheen v. Gewappi’s, Inc., 529 A.2d 805, 805-06 (Me.1987), unless the defendant seller is estopped from raising the defense. The Maine Law Court recognizes such an estoppel argument where the party seeking to enforce the contract has changed position in reliance upon the other party’s promise. Chapman v.…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- LaChapelle v. Berkshire Life InsuranceCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1998
- Blackstone Realty LLC v. Federal Deposit InsuranceCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2001
- Chapman v. BomannSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1978
- Gagne v. StevensSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1997
- Shaheen v. Gewappi's, Inc.Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1987
3Cited by2 opinions
- Ingram v. Rencor Controls, Inc.District Court, D. Maine · 2002
- Fitzpatrick v. Teleflex, Inc.District Court, D. Maine · 2009