Read v. Henzel
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Simons, J.
The action is for $15,000,000 in damages allegedly resulting from defendant’s failure to sell her real estate, now sold to another, to plaintiffs. Special Term dismissed the complaint, holding that enforcement of the agreement to sell was barred by the Statute of Frauds.
In 1974 defendant and her husband (now deceased) owned property in Colonie, New York, as tenants by the entirety. Plaintiff Read was an employee of plaintiff Ionic Mining Development Co., Ltd. and he approached defendant for the purpose of acquiring her property.* After examining it and discussing…
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