Durham v. Harbin

This case concerns the question of the enforceability of a real estate sales contract that falls under the Statute of Frauds.

Anthony and Sheila Durham sued Frank and Angela Harbin for the breach of an alleged agreement to sell some land. Specifically, the plaintiffs alleged that Frank Harbin had agreed (at least orally) to convey a lot in a subdivision for $7,600.1 Although the plaintiffs paid this money to the defendants, Harbin refused several requests to convey the lot, and there is no evidence that the Durhams ever took possession of it. In the subsequent suit by the Durhams for the…