Dung v. . Parker

The contract proved, on the part of the plaintiff, was a parol contract by the defendant assuming to act as agent for the College of Physicians and Surgeons, for the leasing to the plaintiff, for the term of two years, of a store to be occupied as a drug store.

If the defendant had possessed full authority to lease the premises, or if the contract had been made directly with the trustees of the corporation, it would have been without legal force or validity.

The statute declares that a contract for the leasing of lands for a longer period than one year, unless the contract or some note or…