Clark v. Coats & Suits Unlimited

Plaintiff appeals as of right from an order of accelerated judgment, GCR 1963, 116.1(5), dismissing Counts I and II of his complaint on the ground that the statute of frauds, MCL 566.132(a); MSA 26.922(a), barred plaintiff’s claims.

In 1979, the parties first met and began discussing the possibility of opening a women’s apparel discount operation in Michigan. The individual defendants reside in New York City and are affiliated with Bromley Coats of New York. When the parties met, plaintiff was a coat buyer with the H. C. Prang Department Store in Green Bay, Wisconsin. Because plaintiff had…